packing
verb/ˈpakɪŋ/UK/ˈpækɪŋ/US
Etymology
From Middle English pakkynge; equivalent to pack (“verb and noun senses”) + -ing.
- inherited from pakkynge
Definitions
present participle and gerund of pack
The action of the verb.
As a concrete noun.
- A kind of fine Norwegian hay, used as packing in the finnesko to keep the feet warm and to make the fur boot fit firmly.
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Clipping of meatpacking.
The neighborhood
- neighborbackpacking
- neighborpacker
- neighborpackmaker
- neighborpackmaking
Derived
contract packing, co-packing, court-packing, meatpacker, meatpacking, packing case, packing-case, packinghouse, packingless, packing list, packing needle, packing-needle, packing noodle, packing parka, packing peanut, packing plant, packing room, packing snow, packing tape, postage and packing, subpacking, underpacking, wolf packing
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for packing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA