Tampion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tampion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Tampion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tampion n plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture Synonym(s): tampion, tompion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.