stuffing box
noun
: a device that prevents leakage along a moving part (such as a connecting rod) passing through a hole in a vessel (such as a cylinder) containing steam, water, or oil and that consists of a box or chamber made by enlarging the hole and a gland to compress the contained packing
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Food banks are so crowded the National Guard has been called out to stuff boxes.
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New York Times, 6 Apr. 2020
From the box-store baler to your curb For all our efforts to flatten, pile and stuff boxes into recycling bins, consumers aren't that good at recycling cardboard.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
The five-time All-Star stuffs box scores like Shaquille O’Neal, strokes soft-touch jumpers like Kevin Durant, and spawns free-agency rumors like LeBron James.
—Ben Golliver, SI.com, 9 Mar. 2018
New York Times, 6 Apr. 2020
From the box-store baler to your curb For all our efforts to flatten, pile and stuff boxes into recycling bins, consumers aren't that good at recycling cardboard.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
The five-time All-Star stuffs box scores like Shaquille O’Neal, strokes soft-touch jumpers like Kevin Durant, and spawns free-agency rumors like LeBron James.
—Ben Golliver, SI.com, 9 Mar. 2018
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