stapple

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noun

The stem of a pipe.

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Meanings

nounstapple (plural stapples)

plural stapples

  1. obsoleteThe 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
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APA

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