Tamper — Defs

01 n. One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.

1.
One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.
2.
An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.

02 v. i. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.

imp. & p. p. Tampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tampering

1.
To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.
“'T is dangerous tampering with a muse.” — Roscommon.
2.
To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
3.
To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
“Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert.” — Hudibras.