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pouching

pouching

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Filling and sealing food or other goods into small flexible bags
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : envasado

Examples

  • Milk, milk pouches, you know, rib milk pouches.

  • It is similar to "pouching" in mixed tennis, where the male player dominates the action by covering not only his side of the court but also much of his female partner's side of the court.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The pouching process ensures that each product is vacuum sealed for maximum freshness.

  • In food manufacturing, effective pouching can significantly reduce waste and improve shelf life.

  • The art of pouching allows companies to pack various items efficiently into flexible packaging.

Surface Forms

pouching singular
pouchings plural

Morphology

pouching = pouch (transparent) = pouch + ing

The word is a regular nominalization/gerund of the verb 'pouch' formed by adding '-ing', clearly denoting the process of putting items into pouches.

Etymology

Pouching comes from the word pouch, an old word for a small bag similar to a 'pocket'. So pouching is the act of putting things into and sealing them inside those small bags used for packaging.