The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Gland

Engineering

The ring in a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed and held in place.

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2026 Editor's Note: The gland — the follower that squeezes shaft packing — is daily vocabulary for pump mechanics and electricians (cable glands) today, unchanged from this entry. See gland. (Ed: BR 2026-06-08)

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