packthread

American  

[pak-thred] / ˈpækˌθrɛd /

noun

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

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packthread British  

/ ˈpækˌθrɛd /

noun

1. a strong twine for sewing or tying up packages

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Other Word Forms

• packthreaded adjective

Etymology

Origin of packthread

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

Example Sentences

A snare or noose, made of packthread or horsehair, is then fixed to the twig by one end, and placed in the open space between the forks.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von

Now, if we could get rid of the bonds of self first, we could snap the other fetters like packthread.

From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence

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.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?

It was a dirty ball, wrapped round with several rags, and bound with packthread.

From Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing by Cutten, George Barton

Tie each separately with packthread, and let them stew together with good broth; no salt or pepper, on account of the bacon.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady