packthread
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packthread
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From pack + thread.
noun packthreads · pack-thread
- A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels. Eighty Poles, each of one Foot high, were erected for this purpoſe, and very ſtrong Cords of the bigneſs of Packthread were faſtned by Hooks to many Bandages, which the Workmen had girt round my Neck, my Hands, my Body, and my Legs.
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Talk about this word "packthread." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/packthread. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. packthread. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/packthread "packthread." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/packthread.
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@misc{packthread_2026,
title = {packthread},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/packthread},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
