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To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams.

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  1. v. t. To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams.
  2. To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams. [Obs.] Dryden.
  3. To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams.[Obs.] Dryden.
  4. instop (third-person singular simple present instops, present participle instopping, simple past and past participle instopped) (transitive) To stop; close; shut; make fast.