Overstuffing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Material used in upholstering just under the top fabric. uncountable

    "I have taken many an old sofa to pieces to find the understuffing was marsh hay, with a heavy over-stuffing of cotton, with no edge, but simply plain tufting."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of overstuff form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"I have taken many an old sofa to pieces to find the understuffing was marsh hay, with a heavy over-stuffing of cotton, with no edge, but simply plain tufting."

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