stuffing box

stuffing box

noun Machinery.
a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
Also called gland.


Origin:
1790–1800
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Stuffing box is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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stuffing box
 
n
Also called: packing box a small chamber in which an annular packing is compressed around a reciprocating or rotating rod or shaft to form a seal

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