Stopper /(?)/

Stop·per

Stopper

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. A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. (Naut.)
  3. A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds
Ring stopper
a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead.
Stopper bolt
a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked.

Stopper

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering

  1. To close or secure with a stopper.