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tompion
(gcide) | Tampion \Tam"pi*on\, n. [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.
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2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.
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Tompion
(gcide) | Tompion \Tom"pi*on\, n. [See Tampios]
1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.
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2. (Mus.) A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the
tone. --Knight.
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3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
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tompion
(wn) | tompion
n 1: plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
[syn: tampion, tompion] |
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Tompion
(gcide) | Tampion \Tam"pi*on\, n. [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.
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2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.
[1913 Webster]Tompion \Tom"pi*on\, n. [See Tampios]
1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.
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2. (Mus.) A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the
tone. --Knight.
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3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
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