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GAMP
gamp, brolly
(noun) colloquial terms for an umbrella
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gamp (plural gamps)
(UK, dated) An umbrella.
Anagrams
• AGMP
Source: Wiktionary
Gamp, n.
Definition: A large umbrella; --said to allude to Mrs. Gamp's umbrella, in Dickens's "Martin Chuzzlewit."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUNGLASSES
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