Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Tamper
tamper, v. [unknown, prob. < L. temperre, to beat lightly, tap; see temper, n.]
- Experiment; meddle; grow; be planted; become established; work with clay; mix with the soil; [word play on “tamp”] compact with earth; set firmly into the loam.
- Phrase. “Tamper with”: alter; modify.
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