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pack(1) To compress data in order to save space. Unpack refers to decompressing data. See data compression. pack 1. a complete set of similar things, esp a set of 52 playing cards 2. a group of animals of the same kind, esp hunting animals 3. Rugby the forwards of a team or both teams collectively, as in a scrum or in rucking 4. a small package, carton, or container, used to retail commodities, esp foodstuffs, cigarettes, etc. 5. short for pack ice 6. Med a. a sheet or blanket, either damp or dry, for wrapping about the body, esp for its soothing effect b. a material such as cotton or gauze for temporarily filling a bodily cavity, esp to control bleeding 7. a parachute folded and ready for use 8. Computing another name for deck How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In truth, it was the LOST PACK, the pack of the primeval world before the dog ever came in to the fires of men, and, for that matter, before men built fires and before men were men. The Law of the Jungle, which never orders anything without a reason, forbids every beast to eat Man except when he is killing to show his children how to kill, and then he must hunt outside the hunting grounds of his pack or tribe. We went broke paying the Indians to pack that much of it to the top of Chilcoot. |
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