Tampion

//ˈtæmpiən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
  2. 2
    plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture wordnet
  3. 3
    A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.
  4. 4
    Obsolete form of tampon (“plug of absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid”). alt-of, obsolete

Synonyms

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tompion

Etymology

From Middle English tampioun, variant of tampon, from Old French tampon, a nasalised form of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. More at tampon.

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organ pipe

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