Associations to the word «Tampion»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

TAMPION, noun. Plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats