packthread

[ pak-thred ]

noun

1. a strong thread or twine for sewing or tying up packages.

packthread

/ ˈpækˌθrɛd /

noun

1. a strong twine for sewing or tying up packages

Other Words From

• packthreaded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of packthread¹

First recorded in 1300–50, packthread is from the Middle English word pakthrede. See pack ¹, thread

Example Sentences

He got a needle and some packthread and sat down on the afterhatch and suddenly made up his mind to do his best.

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It was not wrapped in paper; it was packed close and very skillfully bound together with cords, lengthwise and crosswise, making a network of packthread all over it.

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Claverton was for the moment mad, and the stout raw-hide thongs fell from him like packthread, as with one tiger bound, he sprang upon Mopela and bore him to the earth.

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A rowel is to be made in the dewlap by taking a skein of hemp, tow, or twisted packthread, a foot long, and as thick as a man's thumb.

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She would never be without some piece of packthread to twist in her hands, some napkin to tie in knots, some paper or wood to chew.

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