The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only
Allow stemming
Match all embedded
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STOP-GAP
n.
[
stop
and
gap.
] A
temporary
expedient.
[
Not
used.
]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STOP-GAP
STOP-GAP
Stop
"-
gap
`, n.
Defn:
That
which
closes
or
fills
up
an
opening
or
gap;
hence,
a
temporary
expedient.
Moral
prejudices
are
the
stop-gaps
of
virtue.
Hare.
The Wordsmith Dictionary
The Wordsmith Dictionary