tampion

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/ˈtæmpiən/

noun

A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.

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tompion
OriginMiddle English tampioun ← Old French tampon ← Frankish *tappō →
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Meanings

nountampion (plural tampions)

plural tampions · alternative tampeon · alternative tompion

  1. A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
  2. entertainmentA plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.
  3. obsoleteObsolete form of tampon (“plug of absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture

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tompion
Broader
plugstopperstopple

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*tappô
  2. Frankish*tappō
  3. Old Frenchtampon
  4. Middle Englishtampioun
  5. Englishtampion

From Middle English tampioun, variant of tampon, from Old French tampon, a nasalised form of tapon, from Frankish *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. More at tampon.

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Translations

Finnish hattu
  • hattuplug for organ pipe
Hebrew מְגוּפַת תּוֹתָח, מִכְסֶה לֹעַ
  • מְגוּפַת תּוֹתָח (megufát totákh)cover for the muzzle of a firearm
  • מִכְסֶה לֹעַ (mikhsé lóa')cover for the muzzle of a firearm

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tampion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tampion

MLA

“tampion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tampion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tampion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tampion.

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