damper

The means by which the furnace of each boiler in a steamer can be regulated independently, by increasing or diminishing the draught to the fire.

← dammah × damsel →

Damper
·noun That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a st...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
damper
A luncheon, or snap before dinner: so called from its damping, or allaying, the appetite; eating and...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
damper
n. a large scone of flour and waterbaked in hot ashes; the bread of the bush, which is alwaysunleav...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris