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Pronunciation : Stop"per
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Stop"per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To close or secure with a stopper.

t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913