étouffer, v.n., to be choking, to be choked; to be suffocated; to swelter. On étouffe ici; there is no breathing here. — de rire; to choke with laughter.
étouffoir, n.m., cinder-pail; extinguisher (for charcoal); damper (piano).
étoupe, n.f., tow, oakum. Mettre le feu aux —s; to add fuel to the flame; to fan. — goudronnée; tarred oakum.
étoupement, n.m., stopping, stuffing; (nav.) calking.
étouper, v.a., to stop (with tow or oakum); (nav.) to calk. S’— les oreilles; to stop one’s ears with cotton-wool.
étoupi-er, -ère, n.m.f., oakum-picker.
*étoupille, n.f., (artil.) quick-match; tube.
*étoupiller, v.a., (artil.) to prime.
*étoupillon, n.m., (artil.) toppin.
étoupin, n.m., wad, wadding.