Tamp

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

English

Etymology

Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See tampion.

Verb

tamp (imp. & p.p. tamped; p.pr. & vb.n. tamping.)

1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
2. To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

Translations

• Spanish: apisonar

See also

• tampon

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Swedish

Noun

tamp c ( pl tampar, def sing tampen, def pl tamparna)

1. The end, or end piece, of a rope

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