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stuffing nut

American  

noun

Machinery.

  1. a nut that serves to condense packing and so to tighten its seal.

stuffing nut British  

noun

  1. a large nut that is tightened to compress the packing in a stuffing box

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Give this stuffing nut a turn, and if the pump starts off all right, you have found the trouble, and it would be well to re-pack the pump the first chance you get.

From Rough and Tumble Engineering by Maggard, James H.

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