Definition of doorstop

doorstop    

noun

• a piece of non-functioning or outdated equipment that is inexplicably kept on premises - perhaps to serve as a doorstop.
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  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

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