Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DAMP'ER
DAMP'ER, n.
- That which damps or checks; a valve or sliding plate in a furnace to stop or lessen the quantity of air admitted, and thus to regulate the heat or extinguish the fire. Edward's W. Indies. Rumford.
- A part of a piano-forte, by which the sound is deadened.
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