stopple

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You may at first stop it so, that the strong working may throw out the stopple, and yet keep it close, till it work strongly.

From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne

A fid or stopple made of leather or oakum fitting in the vent of a piece to stop it against weather, &c.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

God be with you, sir; it's six o'clock: I should have carried two turns by this, what ho! my stopple, come.

From Every Man in His Humour by Jonson, Ben

When a glass stopple is set fast, in a bottle or decanter, rub a drop or two of olive oil round it, close to the mouth of the decanter, and place it near the fire.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

The oil will soon insinuate itself downwards, and the stopple may then be loosened by the hand, or by striking it lightly with a piece of soft wood.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849