Bible Dictionaries
Tamping

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tamp

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) The material used in tamping. See Tamp, v. t., 1.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tamping'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tamping.html. 1828.