Stuffing

Stuffing
Stuffing Stuff"ing, n. 1. That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion. [1913 Webster]

2. (Cookery) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat; especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices, etc.; forcemeat; dressing. [1913 Webster]

3. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • stuffing — noun (U) 1 a mixture of bread, onion, egg and herbs that you put inside meat before cooking it; dressing (2) AmE: sage and onion stuffing 2 soft material that is used to fill something such as a cushion see also: knock the stuffing out of sb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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