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packing

[ pak-ing ]

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noun

the act or work of a person or thing that packs. pack.
the preparation and packaging package of foodstuffs, especially to be sold at wholesale.
the way in which something is packed. pack. packed.
an act or instance of transporting supplies, goods, etc., on the backs of horses, mules, or persons.
material used to cushion or protect goods packed pack packed in a container.
material, often in the form of a grease-impregnated fibrous ring, compressed inside a stuffing box or the like to prevent leakage around the moving shaft of an engine, pump, or valve.
Printing. rubber, paper, or other material fastened to the tympan or cylinder of a press to provide pressure to produce a printed impression.

packing

/ ˈpækɪŋ /

1. material used to cushion packed goods
2. ( as modifier )
  a packing needle
the packaging of foodstuffs
med
1. the application of a medical pack
2. gauze or other absorbent material for packing a wound
printing sheets of material, esp paper, used to cover the platen or impression cylinder of a letterpress machine
any substance or material used to make watertight or gastight joints, esp in a stuffing box
engineering pieces of material of various thicknesses used to adjust the position of a component or machine before it is secured in its correct position or alignment

Origin of packing¹

1350–1400; Middle English pakking (gerund). See pack ¹, -ing ¹

The West is packing up, victorious in battle but defeated in war.

Last weekend a family slipped out at four in the morning, packing their bags and leaving out the side door without a word.

Any Miss America contestant who betrays herself to be a sexually autonomous being will be quickly sent packing.

The logistics are a pain in the ass, packing stuff for two days spending time at his place—will it rain, should I take boots?

Instead of packing the courts with judges, it had packed the courthouses with defendants.

Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.

Nothing doubtful or "reputed" ever arrived in the huge packing-cases consigned to Walls End Castle.

The engine did not answer very well, for the packing in the pole stuffing box used to burn out, and a cloud of steam escaped.

While we were packing grub and bedding on Piegan's extra horse, Lyn joined us, wrapped from head to heel in a yellow slicker.

He was soon very quick in separating the fibres from the pulp and spreading them out to dry before packing.

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