STUFFING NUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stuffing nut mean? 

• STUFFING NUT (noun)
  The noun STUFFING NUT has 1 sense:

1. a nut used to tighten a stuffing box

  Familiarity information: STUFFING NUT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STUFFING NUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nut used to tighten a stuffing box

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

packing nut; stuffing nut

Hypernyms ("stuffing nut" is a kind of...):

nut (a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt)

Holonyms ("stuffing nut" is a part of...):

packing box; stuffing box (a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal)