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Doorstop
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Books:
Any
device
or
object
used to
halt
the
motion
of a
door
, as a large or
heavy
object
, a
wedge
, or some
piece
of
hardware
fixed to
the
floor
,
door
or wall.
●
In Books:
A large
book
, which by
implication
could
be used to
stop
a door.
●
In British English & Books:
(
in error
for
doorstep
) A
thick
sandwich.
*
●
In Australian English & Books:
An
interview
with a
politician
or other
public figure
(apparently
informal
or
spontaneous
but often
planned
), as they
enter
or
leave
a building.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
doorstop
English
door
English
dore
Middle English (1100-1500)
stop
English
stoppe
Middle English (1100-1500)
stoppa
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
stoppen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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