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stapple

stapple noun: the stem of a pipe.

Noun

stapple (plural stapples)

  1. (obsolete) The stem of a pipe.
    • Only give me, I pray, a good pipe of soft clay, / Nicely tapered and thin in the stapple; […]1895, Pipe and Pouch: The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry, page 15

Forms of stapple

pluralstapples

Questions about stapple

What does stapple mean?
Stapple means the stem of a pipe.
What part of speech is stapple?
Stapple is a noun.
What is the plural of stapple?
The plural of stapple is stapples.

Words near stapple in the dictionary

  1. staplings
  2. Staploe
  3. Stapp
  4. stapped
  5. stapping
  6. stapple
  7. stapples
  8. Stapps
  9. staps
  10. Stapylton
  11. Stapyltons

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