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Stuffing box   /stˈəfɪŋ bɑks/   Listen
Stuffing box

noun
1.
A small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal.  Synonym: packing box.





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"Stuffing box" Quotes from Famous Books



... is of the needle type, fitted with suitable stuffing box nuts and ending in an exposed square shank to which the special wrench may be fitted when the valve is to be ...
— Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting • Harold P. Manly


Words linked to "Stuffing box" :   chamber, packing nut, stuffing nut


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