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Package :: Package (n.) Act or process of packing.

Packing :: Packing (n.) Same as Filling.

Impaction :: Impaction (n.) An immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis; impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or beast..

Presspack :: Presspack (v. t.) To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press..

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..

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..

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..

Gabarage :: Gabarage (n.) A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods.

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.

Lute :: Lute (n.) A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc..

Gobbing :: Gobbing (n.) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.

Packing :: Packing (n.) A trick; collusion.

Packing :: Packing (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..

Packing :: Packing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pac.

Packing :: Packing (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint..

Pocket :: Pocket (n.) A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc..

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..

Gasket :: Gasket (n.) Any ring or washer of packing.

Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Packing of hemp.

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