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A kind of woolen cloth; tammy.

A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth.

The cloth itself; tammy.

A tampion.

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A deity among the ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the Hebrew idolatresses held an annual lamentation. This deity has been conjectured to be the same with the Phoenician Adon, or Adonis.

The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of July.

A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, -- used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a tamis.

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.

To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

A venomous South African tick.

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See Tampion.

One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.

An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.

To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.

To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.

To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.

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