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{{11}}pack (n.) "bundle," early 13c., probably from a Low German word (Cf. M.Du. pac, pack "bundle," M.L.G. pak, M.Flem. pac, attested from late 12c.), originally a term of wool traders in Flanders; or possibly from O.N. pakki, all of unknown origin. Italian pacco is a Dutch loan word. Meaning "set of persons" (usually of a low character" is c.1300, older than sense of "group of hunting animals" (early 15c.). Extended to collective sets of playing cards (1590s), floating ice (1791), cigarettes (1924), and submarines (1943). Meaning "knapsack on a frame" is attested from 1916. Pack-horse is from late 15c. Pack of lies first attested 1763.
{{12}}pack (v.) c.1300, "to put together in a pack," from PACK (Cf. pack) (n.), possibly influenced by Anglo-Fr. empaker (late 13c.) and M.L. paccare "pack." Some senses suggesting "make secret arrangement" are from an Elizabethan mispronunciation of PACT (Cf. pact). Sense of "to carry or convey in a pack" (1805) led to general sense of "to carry in any manner;" hence to pack heat "carry a gun," underworld slang from 1940s; "to be capable of delivering" (a punch, etc.) is from 1921. Related: Packed; packing.

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  • Pack — Pack, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pack — [ pak ] n. m. • 1817; angl. pack ice « paquet de glace » 1 ♦ Mar. Banquise ou agglomération de glace de mer en dérive. 2 ♦ (1912) Au rugby, L ensemble des avants. Recomm. offic. paquet. 3 ♦ (1970) Anglic. Emballage réunissant un lot d une même… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Pack — (p[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packed} (p[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Packing}.] [Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See {Pack}, n.] 1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pack — pack1 [pak] n. [ME pakke < MDu pak < MFl pac: term carried throughout Europe via the Low Countries wool trade (as in Fr pacque, It pacco, Ir pac, ML paccus)] 1. a large bundle of things wrapped or tied up for carrying, as on the back of a… …   English World dictionary

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