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Tamping   Listen
noun
Tamping  n.  
1.
The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine.
2.
The material used in tamping. See Tamp, v. t., 1.
Tamping iron, an iron rod for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.





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... Russ, tamping the tobacco into the bowl. "We should have thought of that long ago. We have a time factor there. In fact, the whole thing revolves around time. We move the televisor, we use the tele-transport, by giving the objects we wish to move an ...
— Empire • Clifford Donald Simak


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