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Tamping
(blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
📖 Definitions of "Tamping"
verb
- 1
(blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
- 2
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
"Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place."
- 3
To reduce the intensity of.
noun
- 1
The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.
- 2
The material used in tamping.
adjective
- 1
Very angry; fuming.
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