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deadener|ˈdɛd(ə)nə(r)|
[-er1.]
a. One who or that which deadens: see the verb.
1846Landor Imag. Conv. Wks. II. 60/2 Incumbrances and deadeners of the harmony. 1884Goldw. Smith in Contemp. Rev. Sept. 316 Unless they are strong..Conservative institutions are..deadeners of responsibility.
b. Logging. (See quot.) U.S.
1905Terms Forestry & Logging 34 Deadener, a heavy log or timber, with spikes set in the butt end, so fastened in a log slide that the logs passing under it come in contact with the spikes and have their speed retarded. |