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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Obsolete form of tampon (“plug of absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tompion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plug, stopper, stopple
History
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.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
