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
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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 hives are fastened to each other by laths placed on a thin packcloth, which is drawn up on each side and tied with packthread several times round their tops.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
I immediately made two close sutures; and also two others in the skin, on each side, adapting to them two pieces of packthread, more easily to fix the dressings.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
She would never be without some piece of packthread to twist in her hands, some napkin to tie in knots, some paper or wood to chew.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
A snare or noose, made of packthread or horsehair, is then fixed to the twig by one end, and placed in the open space between the forks.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von
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