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Damp (mining)
Historically, gases (other than air) in coal mines in England were collectively known as "damps". This comes from the German word [(meaning "vapour]"), and was probably introduced when German [[miners and mine engineers were brought to England in the 17th century to help in the development of deep mining.
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