damphool

Archaic form of damnfool.

Adjective

  1. Archaic form of damnfool.
    • So I got glycerine and started to make a new brew according to the best of my light, aided and abetted by that damphool friend of mine. - 1901, Western Camera Notes, page 71:
    • What was that damphool buyer's name that wanted to take over those extra departments when Jim left us? - 1929, The Retail Clerks International Advocate, volumes 36-37, page 11: