See Also: stuffed(dictionary)
stuffed-up(dictionary)
stuffed(dictionary)
Stuffed Aubergine(recipes)
Stuffed Eggplant(recipes)
Stuffed Shrimp(recipes)
Stuffed Bundles(recipes)
Stuffed Pepper(recipes)
Stuffed Zucchini(recipes)
Stuffed Tomatoes(recipes)

egg (iou) and stuffed (iou)


egg (iou)



egg verb2. L18.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Collect or go looking for birds' eggs. L18.
verb trans. Add egg to; cover with egg. M19.
verb trans. Pelt with eggs. M19.

stuffed (iou)



stuffed ppl adjective. LME.
[from STUFF verb1 + -ED1.]
Orig., well stocked or equipped. Later, (of a receptacle) filled full, crammed. LME.
b. fig. Full, complete. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
Of a garment, cushion, etc.: filled out with padding. LME.
Of (the skin of) an animal, bird, etc.: filled with material so as to preserve it and resemble the original form of the living creature. L16.
Of the head, nose, etc.: blocked up, clogged, obstructed, esp. with catarrh etc. Freq. foll. by up. L16.
Of poultry, meat, Vegetables, etc.: filled with a stuffing mixture, esp. prior to Cooking. E18.
Special collocations & phrases: get stuffed slang go away! stop bothering me! rubbish! stuffed monkey a type of biscuit or cake made with almonds. stuffed olive a stoned (usu. green) olive filled with pimento. stuffed owl [ult. from Wordsworth] used attrib. with ref. to poetry which treats trivial or inconsequential subjects in a grandiose manner. stuffed pepper a dish of green or red pepper de-seeded and filled with tomatoes, rice, meat, etc., prior to Cooking. stuffed shirt colloq. (orig. US) a person who is pompous and conservative, but usu. ineffectual. stuffed vine leaves an eastern (esp. Greek or Turkish) dish consisting of vine leaves wrapped round a savoury mixture of rice, onion, etc., prior to Cooking.