Tam"pi*on (?), n. [F. tampon,
tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin. See Tap a pipe
or plug, and cf. Tamp, Tampop, Tompion.] [Written also
tampeon, and tompion.] 1. A wooden
stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in
use.
2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ
pipe.