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 Definitions of stuffing box  [ˈstʌf ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'stuffing box' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) stuffing box
a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.

Etymology:  (1790–1800)

Definition of 'stuffing box' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) stuffing box, packing box
a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal

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