stopping

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈstɒpɪŋ/ / /ˈstɔpɪŋ/ / /ˈstɑpɪŋ/

The act of something that stops; a halt.
“constant startings and stoppings”
Material for filling a cavity in a tooth.
“an amalgam stopping”
“curious antiquaries, sifting the ruins of time, when London is a grass-grown path and all those hurrying along the pavement this Wednesday morning are but bones with a few wedding rings mixed up in their dust and the gold stoppings of innumerable decayed teeth”
A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
“1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse The drawing poultices and stoppings of farriers are often highly injurious, instead of abating inflammation .”