Farcing

Farcing
Farce Farce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Farced}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Farcing}.] [F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. ???????? to fence in, stop up. Cf. {Force} to stuff, {Diaphragm}, {Frequent}, {Farcy}, {Farse}.] 1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The first principles of religion should not be farced with school points and private tenets. --Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster]

His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. To render fat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

3. To swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Farcing his letter with fustian. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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