Definition of packing

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Packing (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint..

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Gasket :: Gasket (n.) Any ring or washer of packing.
Lute :: Lute (n.) A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
Washer :: Washer (n.) A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc..
Stripling :: Strip-leaf (n.) Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
Packing :: Packing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pac.
Package :: Package (n.) A charge made for packing goods.
Presspack :: Presspack (v. t.) To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press..
Impaction :: Impaction (n.) An immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis; impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or beast..
Hanaper :: Hanaper (n.) A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper..
Pocket :: Pocket (n.) A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc..
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; -- called also lantern brass..
Gobbing :: Gobbing (n.) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.
Packing :: Packing (n.) Same as Filling.
Sarplier :: Sarplier (n.) A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc..
Package :: Package (n.) Act or process of packing.
Kingston Metal :: Kingston metal () An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery..
Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Packing of hemp.
Matting :: Matting (v. t. & i.) Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc..
Gabarage :: Gabarage (n.) A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods.
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