TAMPIONS

Noun

tampions

plural of tampion

Anagrams

• main pots, maintops

Source: Wiktionary


TAMPION

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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