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单词 bumbershoot
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bumbershoot

/ˈbʌmbəʃuːt /
noun US informal
An umbrella.Kindly remove that piece of paper from my windshield… didn't your mother ever tell you it's not wise to harass frail ‘little old ladies’ with long canes and large bumbershoots....
  • Just bring along a big bumbershoot (capable of handling two months of something called ‘heavy precipitation’).
  • That's called an umbrella, also sometimes known as a parasol or bumbershoot.

Origin

Late 19th century: alteration of umbrella + parachute.

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