Packing

Definition of Packing

Pack´ing
n.1.The act or process of one who packs.
2.(Mach.) Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.
3.(Masonry) Same as Filling.
4.A trick; collusion.
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.
- Waddell.
Packing press
a powerful press for baling cotton, wool, hay, etc.
Packing ring
c - See Packing, 2 (c), and Illust. of Piston.
Packing sheet
a - A large cloth for packing goods
b - A sheet prepared for packing hydropathic patients.

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