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estop

Pronunciation: /ɪˈstɒp/

The English word “estop” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To impede or bar by estoppel.
  2. To stop up; to plug.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English estoppen (“to prevent (conception)”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French estoper, from a Late Latin stuppō.

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