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pack·ing \ˈpakiŋ, -kēŋ\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English pakking, from gerund of pakken to pack — more at pack 1. a. : the act or process of preparing goods for shipment or storage < planned the trip and had the car serviced but left the packing to his wife > < packing … begins when these slabs of curd can be sliced into blocks — L.L.Van Slyke & W.V.Price > specifically : the wholesale processing of food for market < the first American to give his whole time to the business of packing — Story of Meat > b. : a method of inserting into a shipping container with appropriate protective covering, cushioning, or bracing < typical compression packing: twelve one-quart bottles … each wrapped in cushioning material and separated by dividers within the shipping box — Export Packing > c. : the act or process of transporting or being transported on the backs of men or animals < the camp is inaccessible by road and packing is the only way to bring in supplies > d. : the therapeutic application of a pack < hemorrhage … could not be controlled by suture or packing — Journal American Medical Association > e. : an act or instance of assembling in a compact group or mass < packing of runners in a race > 2. a. : a covering, stuffing, or holding apparatus used to protect, cushion, or brace goods packed for shipment or storage < excelsior, paper wadding, partitions, chipboard boxes or other types of suitable interior packing — Export Packing > b. (1) : a thin layer or ring of elastic material (as paper, rubber, asbestos, copper) inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint to make it impervious to leakage — compare gasket (2) : the material in a stuffing box which prevents leakage (3) : a flexible ring surrounding a piston to maintain a tight fit (as inside a cylinder) (4) : material (as felt, wool, or rope) placed in the sawway of a circular saw to prevent vibration — compare hydraulic packing, steam packing (5) : caulking c. : a masonry filling (as mortar containing small stones) d. : the material used beneath the drawsheet of a printing press e. (1) : longitudinal timbers between the hull of a ship and the sliding ways of a launching cradle (2) : a liner between the frame and a raised strake of plating on a ship to make it watertight f. : the arrangement of several structural members (as I bars or struts) on a single pin forming a truss joint g. : the filling of a fractionating column consisting usually of loose pieces of solid material (as glass beads or Raschig rings) |