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damper (iou)



damper noun. M18.
[from DAMP verb + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which damps or depresses the spirits. M18.
Horace Walpole Sussex is a great damper of curiosity. B. Bainbridge A room so lofty and so full of draughts as to put the damper on any occasion.
a. A contrivance in a piano for damping or stopping the vibrations of the strings. Also, the mute of a horn etc. L18.
b. Any device for damping mechanical or other vibrations; spec. (a) a shock absorber on a motor vehicle; (b) a conductor serving to reduce hunting in an electric motor or generator. M19.
A movable metal plate in a flue or chimney, used to control the combustion by regulating the draught. L18.
Something which takes the edge off appetite. L18.
An unleavened cake made of flour and water and baked in hot ashes. Chiefly Austral. & NZ. E19.
A device for dampening or moistening. E19.
Comb.: damper pedal = sustaining pedal (a) s.v. SUSTAINING.