tampion
英 ['tæmpɪən]
- n. 塞子；炮栓；枪口盖
英英释义
- 1. plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
中文词源
tampion 塞子，炮栓
来自中古法语 tampon,塞子，栓子。
英文词源
- tampion (n.)
- early 15c., "plug, bung," from Middle French tampon (15c.), nasalized variant of Old French tapon "piece of cloth to stop a hole" (14c.), a suffixed form of Frankish *tappo "stopper, plug," related to Old High German zapfo and Old English tæppa "stopper" (see tap (n.1)). Meaning "wooden plug for the muzzle of a gun" (to keep out rain or seawater) is recorded from 1620s.