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whitedamp

noun

Etymology

From white + damp.

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

Definitions

  1. A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed…

    A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whitedamp. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA