packthread
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- packthreaded adjective
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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He got a needle and some packthread and sat down on the afterhatch and suddenly made up his mind to do his best.
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It was not wrapped in paper; it was packed close and very skillfully bound together with cords, lengthwise and crosswise, making a network of packthread all over it.
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A rowel is to be made in the dewlap by taking a skein of hemp, tow, or twisted packthread, a foot long, and as thick as a man's thumb.
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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.
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Now, if we could get rid of the bonds of self first, we could snap the other fetters like packthread.
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