/tamp/ , v.t.
1. to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe.
2. (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted.
[ 1810-20; perh. alter of TAMPION ]
/tamp/ , v.t.
1. to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe.
2. (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted.
[ 1810-20; perh. alter of TAMPION ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012