Obs. rare. [f. OTeut. *stōp- ablaut-variant of *stap-: see STEP v. and -EL1.] a. A footprint. b. A step of a flight of stairs.
971. Blickl. Hom., 127. Þæt mon æfre þurh þæt mæʓe a þy maran dæl on þæm stoplum ʓewercean.
c. 1200. Trin. Coll. Hom., 165. On þe steire of fiftene stoples fro neþewarde to uuewarde.
