"damp-dry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: damp-dries [present, singular, third-person], damp-drying [participle, present], damp-dried [participle, past], damp-dried [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} damp-dry (third-person singular simple present damp-dries, present participle damp-drying, simple past and past participle damp-dried)
  1. To dry something until it is only damp.
    Sense id: en-damp-dry-en-verb-s-ERXsbf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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