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chokedamp
/ ˈʃəʊˌæ /
noun
- another word for blackdamp
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chokedamp1
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Overcome by chokedamp - a gas comprising carbon dioxide found after explosions - he was found in a sitting position with a "handkerchief over his mouth and his hat drawn over his face".
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The old miner woke him, saying: "Rummy stuff this here chokedamp; see, they all dies drunk!"
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