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tappoon

tappoon noun: a piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow and irrigate a field.

Noun

tappoon (plural tappoons)

  1. (US) A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow and irrigate a field.

Forms of tappoon

pluraltappoons

Origin of tappoon

From Spanish tampón (“plug, stopper”).

Questions about tappoon

What does tappoon mean?
Tappoon means a piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow and irrigate a field.
What part of speech is tappoon?
Tappoon is a noun.
What is the plural of tappoon?
The plural of tappoon is tappoons.

Words near tappoon in the dictionary

  1. tappished
  2. tappishes
  3. tappishing
  4. tappit hen
  5. tappit hens
  6. tappoon
  7. tappoons
  8. Tapps
  9. tappy
  10. tappy-lappy
  11. tappying

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