tamp, tamper, tamping bar
(noun) a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tamp (third-person singular simple present tamps, present participle tamping, simple past and past participle tamped)
(blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
To reduce the intensity of.
Source: Wiktionary
Tamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tamped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tamping.] Etym: [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See Tampion.]
1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
2. To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
