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Word: Estop
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stop up, dam, plug’): from Old French estopper ‘stop up, impede’, from late Latin stuppare, from Latin stuppa ‘tow, oakum’. Compare with stop and stuff
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈstɒp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
bar or preclude by estoppel
Short Definition:bar or preclude by estoppel
Examples:- the company may be estopped from denying either statement
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