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tamp definition

tamp (tamp)

transitive verb

  1. in blasting, to pack clay, sand, etc. around the charge in (the drill hole)
  2. to pack firmly or pound (down) by a series of blows or taps

Etymology: ? back-form. < tampin, var. of tampion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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