I feel myself very often an old damper in your company.

But it was only a little while later that Mrs. Gilligan put another damper on their fun by announcing that some one would have to go to town for more provisions.

Q.Have you any remarks to offer respecting the construction and arrangement of the furnace bridges and dampers of marine boilers?

Field-pieces are desperate dampers to Indian courage, so I thought I'd just let 'em have a six-pounder, by way of tryin' their natur's.

Jack had served as a damper for his friend's anger and enthusiasm more than once.

It was damper than the lane, being lower, and overhung by trees.