packthread
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Etymology
Origin of packthread
First recorded in 1300–50, packthread is from the Middle English word pakthrede. See pack 1, thread
Example Sentences
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As I saw but few things that I could not find a use for, so this I perceived would serve all the common purposes of packthread; a thing I was often in want of.
From Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.) by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
The snares are made out of deer sinews, twisted like packthread, and sometimes of thongs cut from a ‘parchment’ deerskin, which, as you know, is a deerskin simply dried, and not tanned or dressed.
From The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North by Harvey, William
She platted the packthread together in strands of about half an inch thick, and these were sewed firmly together at the bottom of the shoe.
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria
It was tied with pink packthread instead of ribbon.
From A Little Country Girl by Coolidge, Susan
Then he made his way back to daylight by the aid of the clue of packthread as quickly as possible, and we are told that no one has ventured down there since.
From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel
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