"Tamp" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... were merely nailed upon the ends of the broom handle; but this method was insecure. The others were made with holes in the centre of the boards of the same diameter as the handles. These sticks were used to tamp the soil or spank it down. But on the day when an old farmer, stopping to watch the work, offered his roller, there was great rejoicing. Between classes, during recesses and at any odd time the slope ...
— The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. • Ellen Eddy Shaw |
