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bumbershoot noun an umbrella US, 1896- What is form, in any case, but a bumbershoot held up against the absence of all cloud? — William Gass et al., On Being Blue, p. 8, 1976
- While the umbrella–or brolly or bumbershoot or parasol–has protected people from sun or rain for some 4,000 years, there apparently are a few rude umbrella handlers left on the planet. — Chicago Tribune, 6 April 2003
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