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tamp (v.)
1819, "to fill (a hole containing an explosive) with dirt or clay before blasting," a workmen's word, perhaps a back-formation from tampion, that word being mistaken as a present participle (*tamping).
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tame
Tamil
Tammany
Tammuz
tam-o'-shanter
tamp
Tampa
tamper
tamper-proof
tampion
tampon