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packing
pack·ing / ˈpaking/ • n. the action or process of packing something: the handling, packing, and shipping of products. ∎ material used to protect fragile goods, esp. in transit: polystyrene packing. ∎ material used to seal a joint or assist in lubricating an axle. |
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"packing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "packing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-packing.html "packing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-packing.html |
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PACKINGThe process of exercising unlawful, improper, or deceitful means to obtain a jury composed of individuals who are favorably disposed to the verdict sought. |
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"Packing." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Packing." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703225.html "Packing." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703225.html |
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packing. Filling of interstices with small broken stones embedded in the mortar between bigger stones in rubble walls.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "packing." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "packing." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-packing.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "packing." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-packing.html |
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packing •backing, blacking, packing, sacking, tracking, whacking
•ranking, spanking
•nerve-racking
•marking, sarking
•making, taking, undertaking
•matchmaking • dressmaking
•haymaking
•lacemaking, pacemaking
•peacemaking • filmmaking
•printmaking • cabinetmaking
•moneymaking • merrymaking
•winemaking • home-making
•shoemaking • toolmaking
•bookmaking • troublemaking
•backbreaking • heartbreaking
•strikebreaking • housebreaking
•breathtaking • painstaking
•piss-taking • stocktaking
•self-seeking, unspeaking
•licking, ticking
•freethinking, shrinking, sinking, unblinking, unthinking, unwinking
•Mafeking • finicking • politicking
•liking, Viking
•self-cocking, self-mocking, shocking, stocking
•stonking • bluestocking • Hawking
•sleepwalking • streetwalking
•hillwalking • firewalking
•soaking, Woking
•pawnbroking • thought-provoking
•booking, Brooking
•onlooking
•spelunking, trunking
•motherfucking • bloodsucking
•bollocking
•hardworking, working
•erl-king • tear-jerking • metalworking
•outworking
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"packing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "packing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-packing.html "packing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-packing.html |
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