tampo

tampo [OF tapon; cf. Fr. tampon], wooden plug inserted into the muzzle of a gun or sim. to act as a wad or for protection, tampion. c1388 et pro c ~onibus de ligno, precii iiij s. et ‥ pro lx lib. pulveris pro predictis canonibus (AcWardr) EHR XXVI 698; 1399 idem computat in ‥ iij c ~onis de ligno ‥ c xxvj lb. pulveris gonnorum (AcWardr) Ib. XXVI 701.

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