Definition of packing

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Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..

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Pocket :: Pocket (n.) A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
Gobbing :: Gobbing (n.) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.
Stripling :: Strip-leaf (n.) Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
Stowage :: Stow (v. t.) To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A substance or piece used to make a joint imperviou.
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..
Gabarage :: Gabarage (n.) A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods.
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..
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.) Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close..
Package :: Package (n.) Act or process of packing.
Packing :: Packing (n.) A trick; collusion.
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..
Kingston Metal :: Kingston metal () An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery..
Packing :: Packing (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..
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..
Hamper :: Hamper (n.) A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint..
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