Category:Stopper

Stop"per, n.

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.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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. 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.

Stopper Stop"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.]

Defn: to close or secure with a stopper.