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stuffing

/ˈstʌfɪŋ/ nom B2

En français : rembourrage, farce

  1. The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles. (countable, uncountable) · The stuffing is made of synthetic goose down.
  2. Any of many food items used to stuff another. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The act of stuffing something with another thing. (countable, uncountable) · I'll make the sauce if you do the stuffing of the chicken.
  4. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather. (countable, uncountable)
  5. Severe defeat. (countable, slang, uncountable) · United were given an absolute stuffing by City.
  6. The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking. (countable, uncountable)
  7. A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability. (US, countable, uncountable)
  8. An act of penetrative sexual intercourse. (countable, slang, uncountable) · I gave her a good stuffing.

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When the Scarecrow had bowed, as prettily as his straw stuffing would let him, before this beautiful creature, she looked upon him sweetly, and said:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 71 · B2
Talk quick, please—those fellows are clubbing the stuffing out of Union Pacific.”
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 20 · C1

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