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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