ˈstəfiŋ, -fēŋ noun
( -s )
1. : the act or process of one that stuffs
2. : something that stuffs or fills: as
a. : a filling used to stuff upholstered furniture, cushions, bedding, or similar items
b. : a seasoned mixture used to stuff meat, vegetables, or eggs ; especially : a composition (as for poultry) of bread, onion, celery, and condiments
c. : material of slight value added merely to fill space : padding
saw that the author of it would need to … reject stuffing and divagation — F.A.Swinnerton
d. : material used as stuffers
printing classes can turn out excellent home-contact material, letter stuffing — L.W.Kindred
3. : innards
would knock the stuffing out of an antagonist upon a point of dogma — O.W.Holmes †1935