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Two words both start with DD
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This is done to prevent a fire from going out
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In the days of coal fires, we always used to talk about damping down, and sprinkled water over the fire. It slowed the burning overnight. I have managed to find one reference :
damp down
1 to make (a fire) burn more slowly.
damp down
1 to make (a fire) burn more slowly.
11:19 Tue 24th Nov 2009