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Stuff (?), n. [OF. estoffe, F. étoffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. Stuff, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.
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For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. Ex. xxxvi. 7.
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Ambitions should be made of sterner stuff. Shak.
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The workman on his stuff his skill doth show,
And yet the stuff gives not the man his skill. Sir J. Davies.
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2. The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence.
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Yet do I hold it very stuff o' the conscience
To do no contrived murder. Shak.
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3. Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.
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What stuff wilt have a kirtle of? Shak.
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It [the arras] was of stuff and silk mixed, though, superior kinds were of silk exclusively. F. G. Lee.
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4. Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
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He took away locks, and gave away the king's stuff. Hayward.
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5. A medicine or mixture; a potion. Shak.
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6. Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.
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Anger would indite
Such woeful stuff as I or Shadwell write. Dryden.
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7. (Naut.) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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8. Paper stock ground ready for use.
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&hand_; When partly ground, called half stuff. Knight.
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Clear stuff. See under Clear. -- Small stuff (Naut.), all kinds of small cordage. Ham. Nav. Encyc. -- Stuff gown, the distinctive garb of a junior barrister; hence, a junior barrister himself. See Silk gown, under Silk.
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Stuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Stuffing.] [OE. stoffen; cf. OF. estoffer, F. étoffer, to put stuff in, to stuff, to line, also, OF. estouffer to stifle, F. étouffer; both perhaps of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stop. Cf. Stop, v. t., Stuff, n.] 1. To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick.
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Sometimes this crook drew hazel bought adown,
And stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown. Gay.
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Lest the gods, for sin,
Should with a swelling dropsy stuff thy skin. Dryden.
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2. To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.
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Put roses into a glass with a narrow mouth, stuffing them close together . . . and they retain smell and color. Bacon.
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3. To fill by being pressed or packed into.
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With inward arms the dire machine they load,
And iron bowels stuff the dark abode. Dryden.
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4. (Cookery) To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.
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5. To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
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I'm stuffed, cousin; I can not smell. Shak.
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6. To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.
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7. To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
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An Eastern king put a judge to death for an iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the tribunal. Swift.
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8. To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.
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9. To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box). [U. S.]
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Stuff (?), v. i. To feed gluttonously; to cram.
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Taught harmless man to cram and stuff. Swift.
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