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   damper

   /ˈdampə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect: "there's nothing like a swarm of bees to completely put a damper on a graduation ceremony"
   • ▪ a pad silencing a piano string except when removed by means of a pedal or by the note being struck.
   • ▪ a device for reducing mechanical vibration, in particular a shock absorber on a motor vehicle.
   • ▪ a conductor used to reduce oscillation in an electric motor or generator.
   • ▪ a movable metal plate in a flue or chimney, used to regulate the draught and so control the rate of combustion.
   • 2. an unleavened loaf or cake of flour and water baked in wood ashes. Australian, New Zealand

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