TAMPS

Verb

tamps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tamp

Anagrams

• Stamp, stamp

Source: Wiktionary


TAMP

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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