Fĭp’ple, n.

(fĭp/pl), n. [Perhaps from Lat. fibula, that which serves to fasten two things together, a clasp, buckle, pin; Fr. fibule. Cf. Prov. Eng. fible, a small stick used to stir oatmeal in making pottage. See FIBULA.] A stopper, as in a wind-instrument of music. [Obs.] Bacon.