gamp

Noun
US[gamp]/ɡæmp/1 syllable
Synonyms: brolly

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. colloquial terms for an umbrellaSynonyms: brollyType of umbrella
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Gamp (gămp), noun

A large umbrella; — said to allude to Mrs. Gamp's umbrella, in Dickens's “Martin Chuzzlewit.”

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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