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Damastes

American  
[duh-mas-teez] / dəˈmæs tiz /

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. Procrustes.

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And therefore he is called Procrustes the stretcher, though his father called him Damastes.

From Types of Children's Literature by Barnes, Walter

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