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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 cushion
.
2.
(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.
Filling; crowding.

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.

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