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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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..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
Silo :: Silo (n.) A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so as to exclude air and outside moisture. See Ensilage.
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..
Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Packing of hemp.
Packing :: Packing (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint..
Gobbing :: Gobbing (n.) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.
Gasket :: Gasket (n.) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps..
Package :: Package (n.) Act or process of packing.
Packing :: Packing (n.) Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close..
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..
Presspack :: Presspack (v. t.) To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A substance or piece used to make a joint imperviou.
Pocket :: Pocket (n.) A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc..
Package :: Package (n.) A charge made for packing goods.
Hanaper :: Hanaper (n.) A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper..
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..
Gasket :: Gasket (n.) Any ring or washer of packing.
Gabarage :: Gabarage (n.) A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods.
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