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Found 1 definition: tampion.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun tampion has 1 senses

tampion(n = noun.artifact) tompion - plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture;
is a kind of plug, stopper, stopple

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

tampion, n. [F. tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin. See Tap a pipe or plug, and cf. Tamp, Tampop, Tompion.].

1. A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use. [1913 Webster]

2. A plug for upper end of an organ pipe. [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

tampion, n. (also tompion)
1 a wooden stopper for the muzzle of a gun.
2 a plug e.g. for the top of an organ-pipe.

Etymology:
ME f. F tampon, nasalized var. of tapon, rel. to TAP(1)