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Definition of Tampion
1. Noun. Plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture.
Definition of Tampion
1. n. A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use.
Definition of Tampion
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (music) A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tampion
1. a plug for the muzzle of a cannon [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tampion
1. 1. A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use. 2. A plug for upper end of an organ pipe. Origin: F. Tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin. See Tap a pipe or plug, and cf. Tamp, Tampop, Tompion Alternative forms: tampeon, and tompion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Tampion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Select Collection of Old English Plays by Robert Dodsley, William Carew Hazlitt (1874)
"Sir, at the last I gave her a glister : I thrust a tampion in her tewell,l And
... The tampion will no lenger be hired : Which was well seen in time of this ..."
2. The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most by Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott (1809)
"tampion. It was dastardly beyond compari- son, at least beyond all Christian ...
tampion. I would have poured a broadside into the galley ; I would have let ..."
3. A Select Collection of Old English Plays by William Carew Hazlitt, Robert Dodsley, Richard Morris (1874)
"Sir, at the last I gave her a glister : I thrust a tampion in her tewell,l And
bade her keep it for a jewel; But I knew there - it was too heavy to carry, ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the King's Courts at Westminster by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas (1799)
"N> S, John tampion the ... brother of Henry tampion ... which moved from Henry
tampion the father, and whereof Mary could have no resulting ufe, ..."
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