1759 A. Brice 163/1 Tho' what's sown comes up, the contagious River Damps kill it.
1848 C. Kingsley Yeast in Aug. 198/2 The river-damps are God's sending.
1963 Mar. 23 River-damp softened her hair: her skin smelled of soap.
1987 J. Hooker 58 Old walls that have soaked in river-damp.