TAMPION

tampion, tompion

(noun) plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

tampion (plural tampions)

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.

(music) A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.

Anagrams

• main pot, maintop

Source: Wiktionary

Tam"pi*on, n. Etym: [F. tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin. See Tap a pipe or plug, and cf. Tamp, Tampop, Tompion.] [Written also tampeon, and tompion.]

1. A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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