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stuffed

/stʌft/ adjective B1
  1. Full or packed (with some material or substance). · Near-synonym: stuffed to the gills· Customs officers look closely through a stuffed suitcase.
  2. Filled with a filling and seasoning. · We're having stuffed turkey for dinner.· The turkey is stuffed with a stuffing made of bread and herbs.
  3. Full after eating. (slang) · Near-synonym: stuffed to the gills· Stuffed children sleep poorly.
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Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 16 · B2
An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some Munchkin, was perched on his head, and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 16 · B2
Dorothy reached up both arms and lifted the figure off the pole, for, being stuffed with straw, it was quite light.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 17 · B2
Dorothy was puzzled at this, for it sounded queer to hear a stuffed man speak, and to see him bow and walk along beside her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 17 · B2

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