noun
packing material; wadding; padding
General term for material used to fill gaps, cushion, or pack items.
箱の中に込め物を詰めて、商品が動かないようにした。
I packed wadding into the box so the product wouldn't move.
noun
In printing, pieces of wood or metal used to fill blank spaces in a form.
活版印刷では、込め物を使って版面の余白を埋める。
In letterpress printing, furniture is used to fill the margins of the form.
Variant spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 込め (from verb 込める 'to put in, pack') + 物 'thing'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.