damphool

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damphool (not comparable)

  1. Archaic form of damnfool.
    • 1901, Western Camera Notes, page 71:
      So I got glycerine and started to make a new brew according to the best of my light, aided and abetted by that damphool friend of mine.
    • 1929, The Retail Clerks International Advocate, volumes 36-37, page 11:
      What was that damphool buyer's name that wanted to take over those extra departments when Jim left us?
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