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stuppare [CL stuppa+-are; cf. CL stipare, AS (for)stoppian, AN estoper, estuper] 1 (in gl.): a to reduce to (thin) fibres, break. b to block or stuff with hemp or flax (fibre). a to schyfe, extupare CathA. b stupo, A. to stoppe with herdes WW. 2 to block or stop: a (gap, breach, or sim. as repair); b (passage or sim. with obstruction); c (flow). d to obstruct, impede, hinder, preclude, (in quot., leg.) estop. a 1198 pro palicio parci relevando et breca facta per ventum estoupanda RScacNorm II 461; 1351 in mulieribus querentibus et deferentibus mosse pro stagno molendini Dunolm' stoppando Ac. Durh. 552; 1355 duobus hominibus stoppantibus foramina camere. ‥ ad ‥ stoppanda foramina in eadem [camera] cum argilla mixta cum calce (Works) KR Ac 544/36 m. 4. b 1185 J. de S. redd. comp. de v m. pro chemino aque estuppato Pipe 231; 1203 pro castro de T. hordand' et quadam porta ejusdem castri estupanda RScacNorm II 540; 1242 due vie que procedunt de foresta estupate sunt AssizeR Durh 45; 1275 thesaurarius ‥ estupavit quamdam semitam in Pelham injuste Hund. I 188b; 1275 exstopaverunt viam communem Ib. II 3b; 1279 quadam fossa ~ata Ib. II 789; 1282 quedam via estopata est per Juliam CourtR Hales I 191; 1362 preceptum est ‥ R. de W. fontem extupare SelCCoron xliv. c 1190 aquas ‥ ~abimus, si voluerimus, ut aquam ducamus ad molendinum E. Ch. Waltham 233; 1244 percussit eum in collo, dorso et sub plantis pedum et defullavit eum genibus suis super ventrem ita quod sthopivit sanguinem ‥ nequiter (Eyre Devon) JustIt 175 m. 40; 1275 estuparunt aquam Hund. I 189b; 1277 aqua per ipsum in vico estopiata CourtR A. Stratton 118; 1308 preceptum est hominibus de A. estupare cursum aque venientem extra campum Rec. Elton 151. d 1473 [sciatis] quod nec ‥ episcopus nec successores ‥ per acceptacionem presencium de libertate predicta ‥ in futurum estoppentur seu prejudicentur (Pat) Foed. XI 783b.

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