[with obj.]pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion (用沙土)封(炮眼) when the hole was tamped to the top, gunpowder was inserted. 当炮眼被封到顶时,把火药塞进去。 ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]ram or pack (a substance) down or into something firmly 夯实(物质);拍实 he tamped down the tobacco with his thumb. 他用拇指把烟丝按实。
tamper noun 语源
early 19th cent.: probably a back-formation from tampin (interpreted as 'tamping'), variant of tampion