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tamp

UK/tæmp/ US/ˈtæmp/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

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verb

1.

press down tightly

  • “tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso”
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Origin

Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.

Phrases

  • tamp down
  • tamping iron
  • tamping rod

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