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TAMPION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tampion mean?
• TAMPION (noun)
The noun TAMPION has 1 sense:
1. plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
Familiarity information: TAMPION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tampion; tompion
Hypernyms ("tampion" is a kind of...):
plug; stopper; stopple (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)
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