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Webster 1913 Edition
Stuffing
Stuff′ing
,Noun.
1.
That which is used for filling anything;
as, the
. stuffing
of a saddle or cushion2.
(Cookery)
Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat; especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices, etc.; forcemeat; dressing.
3.
A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
Stuffing box
, a device for rendering a joint impervious where there is a hole through which a movable cylindrical body, as the paston rod of a steam engine, or the plunger of a pump, slides back and forth, or in which a shaft turns. It usually consists of a box or chamber, made by an enlargement of part of the hole, forming a space around the rod or shaft for containing packing which is compressed and made to fill the space closely by means of a sleeve, called the gland, which fits loosely around the rod, and is pressed upon the packing by bolts or other means.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stuffing
STUFFING
,ppr.
STUFFING
,Noun.
1.
That which is used for filling any thing; as the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.2.
Seasoning for meat; that which is put into meat to give it a higher relish.Definition 2024
stuffing
stuffing
English
Verb
stuffing
- present participle of stuff
Noun
stuffing (countable and uncountable, plural stuffings)
- The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
- Any of many food items used to stuff another.
- stuffing for a Christmas turkey
- A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
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Derived terms
- antistuffing
- knock the stuffing out
Coordinate terms
Translations
matter used to stuff hollow objects
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food items used to stuff another
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