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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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..
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..
Lute :: Lute (n.) A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc..
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..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..
Package :: Package (n.) Act or process of packing.
Stripling :: Strip-leaf (n.) Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
Packing :: Packing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pac.
Gland :: Gland (n.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing..
Package :: Package (n.) A charge made for packing goods.
Packing :: Packing (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A substance or piece used to make a joint imperviou.
Packing :: Packing (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..
Gasket :: Gasket (n.) Any ring or washer of packing.
Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Packing of hemp.
Presspack :: Presspack (v. t.) To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press..
Kingston Metal :: Kingston metal () An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery..
Packing :: Packing (n.) Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close..
Packing :: Packing (n.) Same as Filling.
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