tamping iron

English

Noun

tamping iron (plural tamping irons)

  1. An iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.
    Hypernyms: tamper, iron < tool
    The world's most famous tamping iron is the one that struck the head of Phineas Gage.
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