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STUFFING-BOX

\stˈʌfɪŋbˈɒks], \stˈʌfɪŋbˈɒks], \s_t_ˈʌ_f_ɪ_ŋ_b_ˈɒ_k_s]\

Definitions of STUFFING-BOX

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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(Mech.) A cylindrical space through which a piston-rod (or other moving part) passes ; and filled with a packing so as to allow the rod to move freely and yet to prevent the escape of steam (or water).

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. An arrangement for rendering a joint air or steam-tight with soft material, where a movable rod passes into a vessel of some kind, as the cylinder of a steam-engine.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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