dam vs meemaw

dam

noun
  • Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals. 

  • An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee. 

  • A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding. 

  • A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar. 

  • A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band. 

  • A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace. 

  • The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure. 

  • A reservoir. 

  • A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts. 

verb
  • To block the flow of water. 

intj
  • Damn. 

adj
  • Damn. 

meemaw

noun
  • Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”) 

verb
  • To mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of Lancashire. 

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