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pipe-stapple /ˈpʌɪpstɑpl/(also pipe-stopple, pipe-stoppel, pipe-stoople) Scottish, English regional ( northern ), and Irish English ( northern ) nounA pipestem. Also in extended use. Now rare. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Boston (1676–1732), Church of Scotland minister and theologian. From pipe + stopple. |