Stopper
Stopper , noun
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.
(Nautical) 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.
(Botany) 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
Collocations (2)
Ring stopper (Nautical) , a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead.
Stopper bolt (Nautical) , a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked.
Stopper , transitive verb
To close or secure with a stopper.