damp

• If his situation is at all damp, and there is danger that water will settle under his Protector, let him build it entirely above ground_; otherwise it may be as bad as a damp cellar, and incomparably worse than nothing at all There is one disease, called by the Germans, "foul brood," of which I know nothing, by my own observation, but which is, of all others, the most fatal in its effects. —  Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual
• They all knew too well the effect of the fire-damp, and still more destructive choke-damp Is no one going down to bring them up?" —  Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading
• The stones of this yard were very damp--and what with the damp, and what with the dust and smoke-grime on the pavement, our feet left a slight impression where we passed. —  The Haunters ; The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural
• The church has beauties to set against the phenomenon of cow-damp, and among them a very elaborate carved pulpit in various preclious woods, and some fine lamps Ireland tells us that the front doors of many of Broek's houses are opened only twice in their owners' lives--when they marry and when they die. —  A Wanderer in Holland
• The fur of the mole is admirably adapted from its softness and short close texture for defending the animal from subterraneous damp, which is always injurious, more or less to non-amphibious animals; and in this climate, no choice of situation could entirely guard against it. —  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 397, November 7, 1829

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