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/pˈækɪŋ bɑks/ Listen

noun

Packing n.

The act or process of one who packs.

Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. Specifically (Mach.): A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious; as:

(a)

A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint.

(b)

The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides.

(c)

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

(Masonry) Same as Filling. (Rare in the U. S.)

A trick; collusion. (Obs.)

Cherd packing (Bridge Building), the arrangement, side by side, of several parts, as bars, diagonals, a post, etc., on a pin at the bottom of a chord.

Packing box, a stuffing box. See under Stuffing.

Packing press, a powerful press for baling cotton, wool, hay, etc.

Packing sheet.

(a)

A large cloth for packing goods.

(b)

A sheet prepared for packing hydropathic patients.

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Etymology of 'Packing box'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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