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stuffing(dictionary)
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stuffing (iou)



stuffing noun. LME.
[from STUFF verb1 + -ING1.]
The action or result of STUFF verb1; esp. (a) filling or cramming a thing or oneself with something; (b) blockage or obstruction of the throat, nose, etc., by catarrh; the sensation produced by this; (c) N. Amer. the placing of fraudulent votes into a ballot-box. LME.
Sir W. Scott Cowled gentry, that think of nothing but quaffing and stuffing! Time Defeated.., he fought to prove ballot stuffing by the boss.
a. The material or padding used to stuff cushions, upholstery, etc. M16.
J. P. Donleavy Armchairs distorted with lumps of stuffing and poking springs.
b. A savoury or sweet mixture used to stuff poultry, rolled meat, vegetables, etc., esp. prior to cooking. M16.
c. fig. Something perceived as or acting as filling or padding, esp. superfluous material intended to lengthen a book etc. M16.
Phrases: beat the stuffing out of, knock the stuffing out of colloq. reduce to a state of weakness or feebleness; take the vigour or self-esteem out of. put stuffing into colloq. impart vigour or substance to; restore the self-confidence of. take the stuffing out of = beat the stuffing out of above.
Comb.: stuffing-box a chamber packed with fluid-tight elastic material, placed up against and around the hole through which a piston-rod or shaft passes, in order to prevent leakage.