Pack, subst. 1) a bundle tied up, a bale: Wint. IV, 4, 289. Wint. IV, 4, 289 Wint. IV, 4, 289 H6B IV, 2, 51. Metaphorically: “a p. of sorrows,” Gent. III, 1, 20. “a p. of blessings,” Rom. III, 3, 141. “pour out the p. of matter to mine ear,” Ant. II, 5, 54.
2) a confederacy for a bad purpose: “a knot, a ging, a p., a conspiracy,” Wiv. IV, 2, 123. “confederate with a damned p.” Err. IV, 4, 105. “sorrow on thee and all the p. of you,” Shr. IV, 3, 33. Tw. V, 386. R3 III, 3, 5. “--s and sects of great ones,” Lr. V, 3, 18.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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