tampion
English
Alternative forms
- tampeon
- tompion
Etymology
From Middle French tampon
Noun
tampion (plural tampions)
- 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.
- (music) A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.
Translations
cover for the muzzle of a firearm
plug for organ pipe
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See also
- silencer
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.
Anagrams
- main pot, maintop