stoppin'

Noun

stopping (plural stoppings)

1. The act of something that stops; a halt.
   • constant startings and stoppings

   Synonyms:

   hiatus

2. (dated) Material for filling a cavity in a tooth.
   • an amalgam stopping

   Synonyms:

   filling

3. A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
4. A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
   • The drawing poultices and stoppings of farriers are often highly injurious, instead of abating inflammation .1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse