tampion

English

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Etymology

From Middle French tampon

Noun

tampion (plural tampions)

  1. A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the muzzle of a gun, a cannon or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
  2. (music) A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.

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References
  • tampion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • tampion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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