(Generally, SOMETHING DAMP), subs. phr. (common).—A drink; or ‘GO’ (q.v. for synonyms).
1836. DICKENS, Pickwick Papers, ch. xxvii., p. 228. ‘So we’ll just give ourselves a DAMP, Sammy.’ Saying this, Mr. Weller mixed two glasses of spirits and water, and produced a couple of pipes.
