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noun

Stopper n.

One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.

(Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, used to secure something.

(Bot.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia.

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.

verb

Stopper v. t. (past & past part. stoppered; pres. part. stoppering) To close or secure with a stopper.

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"Stopper" Quotes from Famous Books

... stiff were his fingers that he was unable to unbuckle the strap which fastened it; but, drawing his dagger, he at last cut through this, and removing the stopper of the flask, took a long draught of the wine with which it was filled. The relief which it afforded him was almost instantaneous, and he seemed to feel life ...

— The Lion of the North • G.A. Henty

... he carried it to his table, put it down, and went to a corner-cupboard. Thence he brought a small stoppered phial. He gave it a little shake, and took out the stopper. It was followed by a dense white fume. With the stopper he touched the horse underneath, and looked closely at the spot. He then replaced the stopper and the bottle, and stood by the cupboard, gazing at nothing for a moment. ...

— Warlock o' Glenwarlock • George MacDonald

... exasperating that twenty-five people of your acquaintance should be able to say straight off something very much to the point about being in Greece, while for yourself there is a stopper upon all emotions whatsoever. For after washing at the hotel at Patras, Jacob had followed the tram lines a mile or so out; and followed them a mile or so back; he had met several droves of turkeys; ...

— Jacob's Room • Virginia Woolf

... "Clap a stopper on your jaw-tackle, will you?" cried Ringbolt, the sailor on the other side of him. "You'll be getting us ...

— White Jacket - or, the World on a Man-of-War • Herman Melville

... unbroken, and I picked it up. Outside was written "Sulphuric Acid. Fort." When I drew the round glass stopper, a thick fume rose slowly up, and a pungent, choking smell pervaded the room. I recognized it as one which I kept for chemical testing in my chambers. But why had I brought a bottle of vitriol into Agatha's chamber? Was it not this thick, reeking liquid with which jealous women had been known ...

— The Parasite • Arthur Conan Doyle

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