Definition of packing

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Packing (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..

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Sarplier :: Sarplier (n.) A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc..
Presspack :: Presspack (v. t.) To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press..
Gasket :: Gasket (n.) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps..
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..
Pocket :: Pocket (n.) A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc..
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..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint..
Packing :: Packing (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..
Kingston Metal :: Kingston metal () An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery..
Package :: Package (n.) Act or process of packing.
Gasket :: Gasket (n.) Any ring or washer of packing.
Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Packing of hemp.
Gobbing :: Gobbing (n.) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.
Packing :: Packing (n.) Same as Filling.
Hanaper :: Hanaper (n.) A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
Packing :: Packing (n.) The act or process of one who packs.
Packing :: Packing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pac.
Packing :: Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A substance or piece used to make a joint imperviou.
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