or dammy, dammy-boy, subs. (old).—A sixteenth and seventeenth century roysterer; a blustering fellow. [So called from the excess to which swearing was carried by the rakes of the day.]
1654. Witt’s Recreations. To valiant DAMMEE.
| DAMMEE, thy brain is valiant, ’tis confest; | |
| Thou more, that with it every day dar’st jest | |
| Thy self into fresh braules; but call’d upon, | |
| With swearing DAMME, answer’st every one. | |
| Keep thy self there, and think thy valour right, | |
| He that dares DAMNE himself, dares more than fight. |
1687. CLEVELAND, Works. ‘Against Ale.’
| Depriver of those solid joys, | |
| Which sack creates; author of noise | |
| Among the roaring punks and DAMMY-BOYS. |
