TAMP'ING, noun [allied probably to tame, dam, stem, stamp, etc.] The matter that is driven into the hole bored into any thing for blasting. The powder being first put into the hole, and a tube for a conductor of the fire, the hole is rammed to fullness with brick-dust or other matter. This is called tamping
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