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Webster 1913 Edition
Stopper
Stop′per
,Noun.
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.)
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.)
A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies;
as, the red
. See stopper
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.
Stop′per
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stoppered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stoppering
.] To close or secure with a stopper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stopper
STOPPER
,Noun.
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.
In seamens language, a short piece of rope used for making something fast, as the anchor or cables. Stoppers are also used to prevent the running rigging from coming up, whilst the men are belaying it.STOPPER
,Verb.
T.