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stodge

[ stoj ]
/ stÉ’dÊ’ /
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verb (used with object), stodged, stodg·ing.
to stuff full, especially with food or drink; gorge.
verb (used without object), stodged, stodg·ing.
to trudge: to stodge along through the mire.
noun
food that is particularly filling.
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Origin of stodge

1665–75; origin uncertain; in some senses perhaps blend of stoff (earlier form of stuff) and gorge1

Words nearby stodge

stock watering, stock whip, Stockwood, stocky, stockyard, stodge, stodgy, stoep, stogy, Stoic, stoical
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Words related to stodge

nauseate, gallop, plod, ramble, roam, slog, traipse, trample, trudge, disgust, fill, glut, gorge, jade, pall, sate, satiate, satisfy, sicken, stall

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British Dictionary definitions for stodge

stodge
/ (stÉ’dÊ’) informal /
noun
heavy filling starchy food
dialect, mainly Southern English baked or steamed pudding
a dull person or subject
verb
to stuff (oneself or another) with food

Word Origin for stodge

C17: perhaps a blend of stuff + podge
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