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   tamp

   /tamp/

   verb

   • 1. pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion: "when the hole was tamped to the top, gunpowder was inserted"
   • ▪ ram or pack (a substance) down or into something firmly: "he tamped down the tobacco with his thumb"

   Word Origin early 19th century: probably a back-formation from tampin (interpreted as ‘tamping’), variant of tampion.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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