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pipe-stapple
ˈpipe-ˌstapple Sc. and north. dial. Also -staple, -stopple. [f. pipe n.1 + stapple, stopple, MDu. stapel stem, stalk.] 1. The stem of a tobacco-pipe.1816 Scott Bl. Dwarf ix, Pinches or forehammers will never pick upon 't [the tower],..ye might as weel batter at it wi' pipe-staples. 1824 Blackw. Mag....
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stopple
▪ I. stopple, n.1 (ˈstɒp(ə)l) Forms: 4–6 stopell, 5 stopelle, -ylle, 5–7 stoppell, stople, 6 stoppall, -elle, -ull, 6–9 stoppel, 9 dial. stapple, 6– stopple. Cf. stoupaille, estoppel. [Partly f. stop v. + -el1, -le: partly aphetic f. estoppel.] I. 1. a. An appliance for closing the orifice of a vess...
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