What does "tamper" mean?
Tamper: An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.
Additional senses
- 2.To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease. 'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. Roscommon.
- 3.To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
- 4.To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery. Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. Hudibras.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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