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Noun: bumbershoot  'búm-bur,shoot
Usage: US, informal
  1. A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy used to keep off rain
    "He grabbed his bumbershoot before heading out into the rainy streets";
    - umbrella, gamp [Brit, informal], brolly [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: bumbershoots

Type of: canopy

Encyclopedia: Bumbershoot