The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tampion \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.
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   2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tompion \Tom"pi*on\, n. [See Tampios]
   1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.
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   2. (Mus.) A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the
      tone. --Knight.
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   3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tompion
    n 1: plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
         [syn: tampion, tompion]