tampion noun. ['tampɪǝn] Also tompion ['tɒmp-]. LME.
[French TAMPON.]
1. A plug, a bung, a stopper; esp. (a) a stopper for the muzzle of a gun; (b) a plug for the top of an organ-pipe. LME.

2. A wooden disc or cylinder made to act as a wad in a muzzle-loading gun. LME-E19.

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