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tampion

/ˈtæmpiən/

tampion noun: a wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung. Also the obsolete form of tampon.

Noun

tampion (plural tampions)

  1. A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
  2. A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.

Also used as

tampion is also the obsolete form of tampon.

Forms of tampion

pluraltampions
alternative formtampeon
alternative formtompion

Origin of tampion

From Middle English tampioun, variant of tampon, from Old French tampon, a nasalised form of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. More at tampon.

Questions about tampion

What does tampion mean?
Tampion means a wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
What part of speech is tampion?
Tampion is a noun.
How do you pronounce tampion?
Tampion is pronounced /ˈtæmpiən/.
What is the plural of tampion?
The plural of tampion is tampions.

Words near tampion in the dictionary

  1. tamping iron
  2. tamping irons
  3. tamping machine
  4. tamping machines
  5. tampings
  6. tampion
  7. tampioned
  8. tampions
  9. Tamplin
  10. tampo
  11. tampoe

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