Definition of Stuffeng
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- present participle and gerund of to stuff
- matter used to stuff flexible hollow objects such as pillows and turkeys
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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