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stodge

American  
[stoj] / stɒdʒ /

verb (used with object)

stodged, stodging

  1. to stuff full, especially with food or drink; gorge.

verb (used without object)

stodged, stodging

  1. to trudge.

    to stodge along through the mire.

noun

  1. food that is particularly filling.

stodge British  
/ stɒdʒ /

noun

  1. heavy filling starchy food

  2. dialect baked or steamed pudding

  3. a dull person or subject

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to stuff (oneself or another) with food

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stodge

1665–75; origin uncertain; in some senses perhaps blend of stoff (earlier form of stuff ) and gorge 1

Example Sentences

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Stodge this may be, but a bowl of rice and peas still brings a touch of tropical warmth to a chilly autumn afternoon in the northern hemisphere.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2015

When I was born I had a stretched blue cone head and my parents called me Stodge.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2014

"Stodge" they call it, a horrible name, but very true.

From Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

The great Sir Stodge, filled full of hate, Has challenged you to hold debate.

From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)

For in every line, and in every verse Was the proof that Sir Stodge was a traitor, and worse!

From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)

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