GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   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.
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   (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something.
   Totten.
   
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   (Bot.) 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.
   
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   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.
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   Stopper, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.] To close or secure with a stopper.
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