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Tamp
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tamp'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tamp.html. 1828.