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• Tamping
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(1):

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

(2):

(v. t.) 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.