stuffing

  • 21stuffing —   Mea ho opihapiha.     Chicken stuffing, mea ho opihapiha moa …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 22stuffing — užpildymas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. fill; filling; padding; population; stuffing vok. Auffüllen, n; Auffüllung, f; Einfüllung, f; Stopfung, f rus. заполнение, n pranc. remplage, m; remplissage, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 23Stuffing box — Stuffing Stuff ing, n. 1. That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cookery) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat; especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices, etc.;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24stuffing box — n. a chamber that holds packing tightly around a moving part, as a piston rod, boat propeller shaft, etc., to prevent leakage of fluid along the part …

    English World dictionary

  • 25Stuffing box — A stuffing box is an assembly which is used to house a gland seal.[1] It is used to prevent leakage of fluid, such as water or steam, between sliding or turning parts of machine elements. Contents 1 Applications 1.1 Boats 1.2 Steam engines …

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  • 26stuffing nut — noun a nut used to tighten a stuffing box • Syn: ↑packing nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut • Part Holonyms: ↑stuffing box, ↑packing box * * * noun : a nut used to tighten or adjust a stuffing box …

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  • 27stuffing-box — (steu fin gh boks ) s. m. Se dit, dans les machines à vapeur, des pièces destinées à intercepter la communication entre deux milieux dans lesquels se meut une tige. On emploie quelquefois pour les pompes le stuffing box. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Angl.… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 28stuffing nut — /ˈstʌfɪŋ nʌt/ (say stufing nut) noun the nut on a stuffing box that serves to condense the packing and so to tighten the seal …

  • 29stuffing out of, knock the —  1. Beat severely.  2. Sadden considerably.    ♣ His death knocked the stuffing out of her …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 30stuffing-box packing — A sealing element of a stuffing box consisting of rings of tissue (e.g., cotton) or metal rings …

    Dictionary of automotive terms