About The Word Stuffing
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Stuffing
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What's The Definition Of Stuffing?
[n] padding put in cushions and upholstered furniture
[n] a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables Synonyms | Synonyms for Stuffing: dressing Related Terms | Find terms related to Stuffing: See Also | concoction | cushioning | farce | forcemeat | intermixture | mixture | oyster dressing | oyster stuffing | padding | turkey stuffing Stuffing In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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