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chokedamp

noun

Etymology

From choke + damp.

  1. derived from *dampaz✻
  2. derived from dampen
  3. inherited from dampen — “to stifle; suffocate”
  4. compounded as chokedamp — “choke + damp”

Definitions

  1. A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.

The neighborhood

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