packless en · ADJ
Etymology
From pack + -less.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of valve: without a packed gland for stem sealing, having a metal diaphragm instead.
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(not-comparable) Not wearing or carrying a pack.
Bets has left her hat and sweater in Tal and wants to go back for it. I agree to go with her. Bets and I take off for Tal racing down the trail, packless and wearing sneaks.
1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 8: