\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.