2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.
TAMPER
Tam"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tampering.]
Etym: [A corruption of temper.]
1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease. 'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. Roscommon.
2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery. Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. Hudibras.
TAMPERER
Tam"per*er, n.
Defn: One who tampers; one who deals unfairly.
TAMPICO FIBER; TAMPICO FIBRE
Tam*pi"co fi"ber or; Tam*pi"co fi"bre.
Defn: A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name.
TAMPING
Tamp"ing, n.