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Definition of: gasket
(gas′kit) noun
1. Mech. A ring, disk, or plate of packing to make a joint watertight.
2. Naut. A rope or cord used to confine furled sails to the yard or boom. Also gas′kin (-kin), gas′king (-king). [Cf. Ital. gaschetta end of rope]
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