tamps

We have found lemma(root) word of tamps : tamp.

Definitions


[tamp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion
(e.g: when the hole was tamped to the top, gunpowder was inserted)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: probably a back-formation from tampin (interpreted as ‘tamping’), variant of tampion




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