damper n For sense 1 see BAILEY & GÖRLACH, English as a World Language (1982), p. 201: damper: 'the metal circle on a wood-burning stove that lifts out so that wood may be put in' Nr Car. Cp AND ~ 1 'a simple kind of bread' (1825), and combs ~ bread, ~ cake; cp OED 1 b 'something that takes off the edge of appetite.'
   1 1987 Nfld Qtly lxxxiii (1), 15 She took the kettle...back to the stove, took up a damper and placed the kettle over the hole to bring it to a quick boil. 1989 ROWE 240 The mother was just putting the damper back on the stove after putting in a piece of wood, when the ball of fire headed for her.
   2 Comb ~ dog.
   1984 POWELL 35 We were living well on beaver meat, and we dipped our damper dogs in the beaver [fat like] butter.

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