packhorse

[Eng. pack (2), s., and horse.] A horse of burden; a horse employed in carrying packs or bundles of goods. "Goods were carried by long trains of packhorses."păck-ing, *pack-yng, pr. par., adj. & 8. [PACK, v.] Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. iii. A. & B. As pr. par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) IMG:content-0534.png:[blocks in formation] 2. The act of stuffing or closing a joint. 3. A material used for closing up an empty space, or for stuffing or closing a joint. *4. A trick, a cheat, a falsehood, a deception. "Through the craftie packing of the card in all."-Fox: Martyrs, p. 902. II. Masonry: The filling in of a hollow or double wall.