pack, verb transitive

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AfrikaansShow more Calqued on Afrikaans uitpak, pak uit.
In the phrase to pack out.
To unpack (a suitcase, clothes, etc.); to empty (a pocket).
1969 Sunday Times 9 Mar.I turned around to pack out the night clothes from the suitcases.
1969 Albany Mercury 23 Dec. 1I have had great difficulty keeping the shop fully stocked. As fast as the staff can pack out goods they are bought up.
1973 Eng. Usage in Sn Afr. Vol.4 No.2, 33Pack out, lit. transl. of Afk. ‘pak uit’...Unpack is..correct.
1982 Cape Times 8 Sept. 11While Capetonians sweated it out in yesterday’s heat, this street musician packed out his home-made guitar and mouth organ and kept things cool by entertaining pedestrians.
1992 Living Feb. 82‘Pack out everything including your pockets please Meneer,’ said the youngster.
To unpack (a suitcase, clothes, etc.); to empty (a pocket).
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pachter, nounn.Pacofs, nounn.
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