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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1921

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STUFF, v.² To move about with some difficulty, to be slow and stiff or shaky in one's movements.Slg. 1921 T.S.D.C.:
I'm aye able to stuff aboot.

[Orig. uncertain, phs. a corrupted form of Stave, v., confused with stiff. Connection with Stowff is unlikely.]

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