TAMP

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

Etymology

Verb

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

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