Wordwyrt

tampion

Meaninga bung

Common meaning: a plug for a gun's muzzle

Journey through time

  1. Dutchtap‘a tap, bung’source
  2. Frenchtampon‘a bung’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa bung → a plug for a gun's muzzletampion‘a plug for a gun's muzzle’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Dutch tap ‘a bung’.

Roots

  • tap Dutch “a bung”

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