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    STUFFING NUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A nut used to tighten a stuffing boxplay

    Synonyms:

    packing nut; stuffing nut

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("stuffing nut" is a kind of...):

    nut (a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt)

    Holonyms ("stuffing nut" is a part of...):

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

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