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v. Present participle of tamp.

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.

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

n. In blasting, the act or operation of filling up a blast-hole above the charge.

n. In milit. mining, the operation of packing with earth, sand, etc., that part of a mine nearest to the charge, to increase its effectiveness in a given direction.

n. The material with which the hole made by the drill for blasting is filled after the introduction of the charge of powder or other explosive.

"He was, perhaps, one of the most humane men in his profession, but a long experience had led him to the conclusion that in these emergencies the fragments of a lamp, or a "tamping," or a "shot," matter more to the community than dead men."

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