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tent1598
†(a) transitive. To probe. Obsolete. (b) To treat by means of a tent; to apply a tent to (a wound, etc., also to a person); to distend or plug…
tampon1860
transitive. To fill or stop (a wound, cavity, etc.) with a tampon; to plug.