stuffing

[stuff·ing]

Padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture

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That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.

Noun
padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture

Noun
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables


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.


Stuffing

Stuff"ing, n. 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.

That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.

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Usage Examples

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted.

Oh literature, oh the glorious Art, how it preys upon the marrow in our bones. It scoops the stuffing out of us, and chucks us aside. Alas!

I can make dressing - or stuffing. Y'all call it stuffing up here, we call it dressing down there. It's really good dressing. That family recipe was passed on, and I love to make that.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Stuffing is my favorite food in the world! I actually have been known to go buy stuffing and make it in the middle of summer.

From paying off friends' tax bills to rescuing stray dogs and stuffing £20 notes into the hands of homeless people, I can't get rid of my money fast enough.

I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, I'm happy.

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