tampion
pronunciation
How to pronounce tampion in British English:
UK ['tæmpɪən]
How to pronounce tampion in American English:
US ['tæmpɪrn]
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- Noun:
- plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
Word Origin
- tampion (n.)
- early 15c., "plug, bung," from Middle French tampon (15c.), nasalized variant of Old French tapon "piece of cloth to stop a hole" (14c.), a suffixed form of Frankish *tappo "stopper, plug," related to Old High German zapfo and Old English tæppa "stopper" (see tap (n.1)). Meaning "wooden plug for the muzzle of a gun" (to keep out rain or seawater) is recorded from 1620s.