TAMPION


Meaning of TAMPION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtam-pē-ən, ˈtäm- ]

noun

also tom·pi·on ˈtäm-pē-ən

Etymology: obsolete tampion, tampin plug — more at tamp

Date: circa 1625

: a wooden plug or a metal or canvas cover for the muzzle of a gun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.