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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Package :: Package (n.) A charge made for packing goods.
Packing :: Packing (n.) A trick; collusion.
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..
Hanaper :: Hanaper (n.) A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper..
Stripling :: Strip-leaf (n.) Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
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.
Gasket :: Gasket (n.) Any ring or washer of packing.
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.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..
Packing :: Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..
Sarplier :: Sarplier (n.) A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc..
Package :: Package (n.) Act or process of packing.
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
Kingston Metal :: Kingston metal () An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery..
Gabarage :: Gabarage (n.) A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods.
Lute :: Lute (n.) A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc..
Packing :: Packing (n.) Same as Filling.
Packing :: Packing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pac.
Pocket :: Pocket (n.) A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc..
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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