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dampproof

adj

Etymology

From damp + -proof.

  1. derived from *dampaz✻
  2. derived from dampen
  3. inherited from dampen — “to stifle; suffocate”
  4. suffixed as dampproof — “damp + proof”

Definitions

  1. Resistant to the effects of damp.

  2. To make resistant to the effects of damp.

The neighborhood

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