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Gammer vs Dammer - What's the difference?

gammer | dammer |

As nouns the difference between gammer and dammer

is that gammer is an old woman while dammer is a clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea and genus: Symplocus of the Dipterocarpaceae family, used in varnishes and inks.

gammer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) An old woman.

    • Related terms

    *gaffer

    See also

    * a 16th century English comedy.

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    dammer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * damar * dammar

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea and of the Dipterocarpaceae family, used in varnishes and inks
  • Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (Araucariaceae family), , native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers.

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