"tamping iron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tamping irons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=tamping iron}} tamping iron (plural tamping irons)
  1. An iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.
    Sense id: en-tamping_iron-en-noun-U0xduyCx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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