PACK HERSE
Pack herse.
Defn: See under 2d Pack.
PACKHOUSE
Pack"house`, n.
Defn: Warehouse for storing goods.
PACKING
Pack"ing, n.
1. The act or process of one who packs.
2. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. Specifically (Mach.):
Defn: A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious; as: (a) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint. (b) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides. (c) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.
3. (Masonry)
Defn: Same as Filling. [Rare in the U. S.]