PACKER
PACK'ER, noun One that packs; an officer appointed to pack meat, as beef, port, fish, etc.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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PACKET
PACK'ET, noun1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as a packet of letters.2. A dispatch-vessel; a ship or other vessel employed by government to convey letters ...
PACKET-BOAT
PACKET-BOAT. [See Packet.]
PACKET-SHIP
PACK'ET-SHIP, noun A ship that sails regularly between distant countries for the conveyance of dispatches, letters, passengers, etc.
PACKHORSE
PACK'HORSE, noun A horse employed in carrying packs or goods and baggage.1. A beast of burden.
PACKING
PACK'ING, participle present tense Laying together in close order; binding in a bundle; putting in barrels with salt, etc.; uniting, as men for a fraudulent purpose.PACK'ING, no...
PACKSADDLE
PACK'SADDLE, noun A saddle on which packs or burdens are laid for conveyance.
PACKSTAFF
PACK'STAFF, noun A staff on which a traveler occasionally supports his pack.
PACKTHREAD
PACK'THREAD, noun Strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.PACK'-WAX, noun A tendinous substance of the neck of an animal.
PACO
PA'CO
PACOS
PA'COS, n. An animal of South America, resembling the camel in shape, but much smaller. It is sometimes called the Peruvian sheep, on account of its long thick hair.
PACT
PACT, noun [Latin pactus, from pango. See Pack.]A contract; an agreement or covenant.
PACTION
PAC'TION, noun [Latin pactio. See Pack.] An agreement or contract.
PACTIONAL
PAC'TIONAL, adjective By way of agreement.
PACTITIOUS
PACTI'TIOUS, adjective Settled by agreement or stipulation.
PAD
PAD, noun1. A foot path; a road. [Not now used.]2. An easy paced horse.3. A robber that infests the road on foot; usually called a foot- padPAD, noun A soft saddle, cushion or b...
PADAR
PAD'AR, noun Grouts; coarse flour or meal. [Not used in U. States.]
PADDER
PAD'DER, noun A robber on foot; a highwayman.
PADDLE
PAD'DLE, verb intransitive [Latin pes, pedis, the foot, and this is allied to Gr., to tread.]1. To row; to beat the water, as with oars.2. To play in the water with the hands, a...
PADDLE-STAFF
PAD'DLE-STAFF, noun A staff headed with broad iron.
PADDLER
PAD'DLER, noun On that paddles.
PADDOCK
PAD'DOCK, noun A toad or frog.PAD'DOCK, noun1. A small inclosure for deer or other animals.2. An inclosure for races with hounds, etc.
PADDOCK-PIPE
PAD'DOCK-PIPE, noun A plant of the genus Equisetum.
PADDOCK-STOOL
PAD'DOCK-STOOL, noun A plant of the genus Agaricus; a mushroom, vulgarly toadstool.
PADELION
PADELI'ON, noun A plant.
PADLOCK
PAD'LOCK, noun A lock to be hung on a staple and held by a link.PAD'LOCK, verb transitive To fasten with a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine.
PADNAG
PAD'NAG, noun An ambling nag.