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.) 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 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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