stuffare

1 stuffare [cf. AN estuffer, ME stuffen] 1 (mil.) to provide, supply, equip (with, often w. de). quisque dominus veniat ~atus ad exercitum de cariagiis et victualibus ‥. si sit de longinquis partibus ‥ veniat ~atus de denariis ad emendum (Stat. Rob. I 5) RegiamM II f. 30; s1301 unum castrum ‥ de victualibus ita ‥ ~atum ut bene crederent illud per septennium viriliter defendisse Eul. Hist. III 171; s1338 naves de viris armatis ad plenum ~atas Knighton II 8; s1357 cum tribus navibus bene stoffatis cum ccc viris armatis electis Ib. II 97; 1442 nec ipsi nec aliquis eorum ‥ aliquos inimicorum seu rebellium suorum vitallent nec estuffent quovis modo TreatyR 124 m. 4. 2 to fill, stuff. b to charge (fire-arm). 1341 pro xiij lib. de doun de pluma pro predicto auricular' stuffand' KR Ac 389/9 m. 1; 1342 pro j sella operata de brouder' et aurifabria, ~ata de serico Ib. 389/14 m. 5; 1345 super unum matracium de sindon' faciendum et ~andum pro lecto regis (KR Ac 390/5) Arch. XXXI 7.  b 1388 pro iijml ixc xvj lib. pulveris ‥ pro eisdem canonibus ~andis, precii lib. xviij d. (AcWardr) EHR XXVI 698. 3 to fit, equip, or furnish with padding, to pad. b to pad out (so as to fill empty space). 1342 pro ‥ hernas' contra idem turniamentum stuffand' et garnissand' pro domino rege (AcWardr) KR Ac 389/14 m. 3; 1349 unum garniamentum de fustien' alb' pro corpore regis ~atum cum sindon', serico, et aliis stuffis (KR Ac 391/15) Arch. XXXI 35.  b 1342 pro litera empta ad stuffand' predicta dolia cum zucar', iij d. (AcWardr) KR Ac 389/14 m. 8; 1386 in viij fassiclos de mos empt' ‥ pro wharfo ~ando Ib. 458/21.

2 stuffare v. stuphare