HyperDic: packing_nut

English > 1 sense of the expression packing nut:
NOUNartifactpacking nut, stuffing nuta nut used to tighten a stuffing box
English > packing nut: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA nut used to tighten a stuffing box.
Synonymstuffing nut
Part ofstuffing box, packing boxA small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal
BroadernutA small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt

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