2. (n.) The act or process of one who packs.
3. (n.) Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.
4. (n.) A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious
5. (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint.
6. (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides.
7. (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.
8. (n.) Same as Filling.
9. (n.) A trick; collusion.