a plug or stopper put in the muzzle of a gun not in use
Origin of tampion
French tampon, nasalized form of tapon from Frankish an unverified form tappo, akin to taptampion
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tampion
also tom·pi·on
noun
A plug or cover for the muzzle of a cannon or gun to keep out dust and moisture.
Origin of tampion
Middle English from Old French tampon variant of tapon rag for stopping a hole of Germanic originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural tampions)
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