stopple
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Stopple, stop′l, n. that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a cork or plug.—v.t. to close with a stopple.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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
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
At last, unable to wait longer, just as the apothecary was tottering away in quest of a drinking-glass, the Colonel took out the stopple, and lifted the flask itself to his lips.
From The Dolliver Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
The heat will cause the oil to run down between the stopple and mouth.
