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gamp (gamp)

noun

Brit. a large umbrella, esp. one that is bulky or awkwardly wrapped

Etymology: in allusion to the umbrella of Mrs. Gamp in Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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