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damper

The origin and history of damper.

Etymology

From damp (the verb) plus -er, someone or something that "damps." The plain, yeast-free bread of the same name is a separate, later use of the word, first recorded around 1825.

· First attested 1825

Class of 1825

damper first entered the language around 1825. Other words from the same year:

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