tampion

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tam=pi=on

CIDE DICTIONARY

tampion, n. [F. tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin. See Tap a pipe or plug, and cf. Tamp, Tampop, Tompion.].

•  A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use.  [1913 Webster]
•  A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tampion, n. (also tompion)
1 a wooden stopper for the muzzle of a gun.
2 a plug e.g. for the top of an organ-pipe.

Etymology

ME f. F tampon, nasalized var. of tapon, rel. to TAP(1)