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packing
[ pak-ing ]
noun
- an act or instance of transporting supplies, goods, etc., on the backs of horses, mules, or persons.
- material, often in the form of a grease-impregnated fibrous ring, compressed inside a stuffing box or the like to prevent leakage around the moving shaft of an engine, pump, or valve.
- Printing. rubber, paper, or other material fastened to the tympan or cylinder of a press to provide pressure to produce a printed impression.
packing
/ ˈpækɪŋ /
noun
- material used to cushion packed goods
- ( as modifier )
a packing needle
- the packaging of foodstuffs
- med
- the application of a medical pack
- gauze or other absorbent material for packing a wound
- printing sheets of material, esp paper, used to cover the platen or impression cylinder of a letterpress machine
- any substance or material used to make watertight or gastight joints, esp in a stuffing box
- engineering pieces of material of various thicknesses used to adjust the position of a component or machine before it is secured in its correct position or alignment
Other Words From
- under·packing noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The West is packing up, victorious in battle but defeated in war.
Last weekend a family slipped out at four in the morning, packing their bags and leaving out the side door without a word.
Any Miss America contestant who betrays herself to be a sexually autonomous being will be quickly sent packing.
The logistics are a pain in the ass, packing stuff for two days spending time at his place—will it rain, should I take boots?
Instead of packing the courts with judges, it had packed the courthouses with defendants.
Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.
Nothing doubtful or "reputed" ever arrived in the huge packing-cases consigned to Walls End Castle.
The engine did not answer very well, for the packing in the pole stuffing box used to burn out, and a cloud of steam escaped.
While we were packing grub and bedding on Piegan's extra horse, Lyn joined us, wrapped from head to heel in a yellow slicker.
He was soon very quick in separating the fibres from the pulp and spreading them out to dry before packing.
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