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STOPPERS
Noun
stoppers
plural of stopper
Anagrams
• SPOTREPs, popsters, press pot
Source: Wiktionary
STOPPER
Stop"per, n.
1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. Totten.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. C. S. Sargent. Ring stopper (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead.
– Stopper bolt (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked.
Stop"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.]
Definition: To close or secure with a stopper.
STOPPER
Stop"per, n.
1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. Totten.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. C. S. Sargent. Ring stopper (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead.
– Stopper bolt (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked.
Stop"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.]
Definition: To close or secure with a stopper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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