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Tamp   /tæmp/   Listen
verb
Tamp  v. t.  (past & past part. tamped; pres. part. tamping)  
1.
In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
2.
To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.





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"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


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