3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.

Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert.

Hudibras.

Tam"per*er (?), n. One who tampers; one who deals unfairly.

{ Tam*pi"co fi"ber or fi"bre (?) }. A tough vegetable fiber used as a

substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle

are both used under this name.

Tamp"ing (?), n. 1. The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of

filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose

of blasting the rock or exploding the mine.

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