stiffportion

noun
UK /ˈstɪfˌpɔːʃən/
US /ˈstɪfˌpɔːrʃən/

A stiffportion is a part of something that is hard and does not bend.

The stiffportion of the cardboard box would not fold.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A fixed share of something that cannot be changed.

Each worker got a stiffportion of the bonus, no matter how long they worked.

3. A strict or formal part of a rule or plan.

The stiffportion of the contract said no one could leave early.

4. A hard, solid chunk of a material.

He broke off a stiffportion of the dried clay.