English
Alternative spellings
tompion
Noun
en-noun
- A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the muzzle of a gun, a cannon or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
- music A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe.
See also
silencer
References
R:Webster 1913
R:Century 1911
ru:tampion
vi:tampion
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