cylinder vs stuffing

cylinder

noun
  • Any object in the form of a circular cylinder. 

  • A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve. 

  • The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges. 

  • A container in the form of a cylinder with rounded ends for storing pressurized gas; a gas cylinder. 

  • An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder. 

  • A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine. 

  • The corresponding tracks on a vertical arrangement of disks in a disk drive considered as a unit of data capacity. 

  • The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump. 

  • A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder. 

verb
  • To calender; to press (paper, etc.) between rollers to make it glossy. 

stuffing

noun
  • The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles. 

  • The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking. 

  • Severe defeat 

  • A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability. 

  • A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather. 

  • Any of many food items used to stuff another. 

How often have the words cylinder and stuffing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )