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tappoon
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From
Spanish
tampón
(
“
plug, stopper
”
)
.
Noun
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tappoon
(
plural
tappoons
)
(
US
)
A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a
ditch
to
dam
up the
water
so as to
overflow
and
irrigate
a
field
.
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