stuffed suit. leather, coriaceous, dunk, dunking. "Dunk for apples," also known as apple bobbing,

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dunk

/dʌŋk/

verb

1. 1.

   dip (bread or other food) into a drink or soup before eating it.

   "I dunked a biscuit into the cup of scalding tea"
2. 2.

   Basketball

   score by shooting the ball down through the basket with the hands above the rim.

noun

Basketball

1. a shot downwards into the basket with the hands above the rim.

dunk[dunk]

• 発音記号[dʌ'ŋk]
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[動](他)

1 〈ドーナツ・パンなどを〉（コーヒー・ミルクなどに）浸す((in ...))；（一般に）…を液体に浸す.

2 ((米))〈人を〉（ふざけて）水の中に突っ込む(duck)；（ゴルフで）〈ボールを〉池に入れる.

3 《バスケット》ダンクショットする.

━━(自)物が液体に浸る；水にちょっともぐる.

dunk on a person

〈人を〉やっつける, ぶちのめす.
▼おそらくバスケットボールのdunkのイメージから.

━━[名]

1 《バスケット》＝dunk shot.

2 浸すこと.

dunk for apples

((米))（Halloween partyなどでする）目隠しをして, たらいに浮かべたリンゴをくわえる遊び（((英・スコット))dip ［duck］ for apples）.

"Dunk for apples," also known as apple bobbing, is a fun Halloween game where players try to grab an apple from a tub of water using only their mouths, with their hands behind their backs. 

Here's a more detailed explanation:

• Game:

  Players try to catch floating apples in a tub of water using their mouths, with their hands tied or behind their backs to prevent cheating. 
• Origin:

  The tradition of bobbing for apples has roots in ancient Celtic and Roman times, with apples holding special significance in those cultures. 
• Variations:

  Other names for the game include "dooking" (in Scotland) and "apple ducking" (in northern England). 
• Other games:

  Some variations involve using a fork to drop from above to catch the apple or substituting apples for nuts. 
• How to Play:

  • Fill a tub or basin with water. 
  • Add apples to the water. 
  • Each player tries to grab an apple with their mouth without using their hands. 
  • The first player to grab an apple wins. 
• Why it's played:

  Bobbing for apples is a fun, festive activity often played around Halloween and other autumn celebrations. 

This video demonstrates how to play bobbing for apples:

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YouTube · Oct 11, 2023

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stuff n.

1. The material out of which something is made or formed; substance.
2. The essential substance or elements; essence: "We are such stuff/As dreams are made on" (Shakespeare).
3. Informal.
   1. Unspecified material: Put that stuff over there.
   2. Household or personal articles considered as a group.
   3. Worthless objects.
4. Slang. Specific talk or actions: Don't give me that stuff about being tired.
5. Sports.
   1. The control a player has over a ball, especially to give it spin, english, curve, or speed.
   2. The spin, english, curve, or speed imparted to a ball: "where we could watch the stuff, mainly curves, that the pitchers were putting on the ball" (James Henry Gray).
6. Basketball. A dunk shot.
7. Special capability: The team really showed its stuff and won the championship.
8. Chiefly British. Woven material, especially woolens.
9. Slang. Money; cash.
10. Slang. A drug, especially one that is illegal or habit-forming.

v., stuffed, stuff·ing, stuffs. v.tr.

1. 1. To pack (a container) tightly; cram: stuff a Christmas stocking.
   2. To block (a passage); plug: stuff a crack with caulking.
   3. Basketball. To block (a shot or an opponent who is shooting), especially before the ball leaves the shooter's hands.
2. 1. To place forcefully into a container or space; thrust: stuffed laundry into the bag.
   2. Sports. To shoot (a ball or puck) forcefully into the goal from close range.
   3. Basketball. To dunk (the ball).
3. 1. To fill with an appropriate stuffing: stuff a pillow.
   2. To fill (an animal skin) to restore its natural form for mounting or display.
4. To cram with food.
5. To fill (the mind): His head is stuffed with silly notions.
6. To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box).
7. To apply a preservative and softening agent to (leather).

v.intr.
To overeat; gorge.

idioms:
stuff it Vulgar Slang.

1. Used as an intensive to express extreme anger, frustration, or disgust.

stuff (one's) face Slang.

1. To eat greedily.

[Middle English, from Old French estoffe, from estoffer, to equip, of Germanic origin.]

Synonyms:	leatherlike
Usage:	Natalie ran her fingers lightly across the plant's large, coriaceous leaves.

coriaceous
[kɔ`ːriéiʃəs | kɔ`r-]

[形]皮革の；皮のような；強靭(きょうじん)な.