GASKET
\ɡˈaskɪt], \ɡˈaskɪt], \ɡ_ˈa_s_k_ɪ_t]\
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A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.
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The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps.
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Any ring or washer of packing.
By Oddity Software
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A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.
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The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps.
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Any ring or washer of packing.
By Noah Webster.
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