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    pack ice
    [ noun ]
    a large expanse of floating ice
    <noun.object>


    Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa,
    Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.]
    1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a
    bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a
    bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman.

    2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the
    contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. ``A pack
    of sorrows.'' ``A pack of blessings.'' --Shak.

    Note: ``In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of
    wool, 240 lbs.'' --McElrath.

    3. A group or quantity of connected or similar things; as, a
    pack of lies; specifically:
    (a) A full set of playing cards; a deck; also, the
    assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre
    pack.
    (b) A number of wolves, hounds or dogs, hunting or kept
    together; as, a wolf pack.
    (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad
    design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or
    knaves.
    (d) A shook of cask staves.
    (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling
    simultaneously.

    4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together
    more or less closely. --Kane.

    5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic
    practice, called {dry pack}, {wet pack}, {cold pack},
    etc., according to the method of treatment.

    6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[=ae]can to deceive.] A
    loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.]
    --Skelton.

    7. (Med.) In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or
    sheets called {dry pack}, {wet pack}, {cold pack}, etc.,
    according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used,
    put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact
    or condition of being so treated.
    [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

    8. (Rugby Football) The forwards who compose one half of the
    scrummage; also, the scrummage.
    [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

    {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in
    carrying packs.

    {Pack and prime road} or {Pack and prime way}, a pack road or
    bridle way.

    {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering
    packs or bales.

    {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above).

    {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above.

    {Pack moth} (Zo["o]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis
    sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very
    destructive to wool and woolen fabrics.

    {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers
    Plowman.

    {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a
    pack animal. --Shak.

    {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's
    staff.

    {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals.

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