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Definition of Overstuff
1. Verb. Stuff too much. "The pillow was overstuffed"
Definition of Overstuff
1. Verb. To stuff to excess. ¹
2. Verb. To thoroughly cushion or upholster. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overstuff
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstuff
Literary usage of Overstuff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"Taxidermists are apt to overstuff; if the subjects are large they are fattened
with superabundant ..."
2. American Agriculturist (1846)
"Fowls, both young and old, are very apt to overstuff their crops, especially when
they get their food irregularly, and we have no doubt that many more ..."
3. The American Agriculturist (1846)
"Fowls, both young and old, are very apt to overstuff their crops, especially when
they get their food irregularly, and we have no doubt that many more ..."
4. American Medicine (1906)
"... overstuff) more often than to underfeed ; but it will just as surely result
in malnutrition and disease. There is no question but that the mother's milk ..."
5. The New Sporting Magazine (1833)
"... difference between them and balls anywhere else, so I'll just drop the subject.
Whether the good folks u-ere expected to overstuff themselves or what, ..."
6. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1910)
"Curriers sometimes overstuff a batch, and no attempt is made to extract some of
the grease from the leather, other than what works out in the ..."
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