Stuffing
['stʌfɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture.
(noun.) a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables.
Editor: Wilma--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stuff
(n.) That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.
(n.) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat; especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices, etc.; forcemeat; dressing.
(n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
Typed by Emile
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Filling full.[2]. Dressing, force-meat.
Edited by Everett
Examples
- I was down at the water-side, looking for parrots brought home by sailors, to buy for stuffing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But for the happy chance of the gold stuffing, your suspicions would probably never have been aroused. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He added a tight packing in the cylinder-head for the piston-rod to move through, and a steam-tight stuffing-box on the top of the cylinder. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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