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tom·pi·on

 (tŏm′pē-ən)
n.
Variant of tampion.
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tompion

(ˈtɒmpɪən)
n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a variant of tampion
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Noun1.tompion - plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisturetompion - plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
plug, stopple, stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
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Lac'd in her Cosins new appear'd the Bride, A Bubble-boy and Tompion at her Side, And with an Air divine her Colmar ply'd.
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