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Princeton's WordNet
gamp, brollynoun
colloquial terms for an umbrella
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gampnoun
An umbrella.
Etymology: After Mrs Sarah Gamp, a character who carried a large umbrella in 's.
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Gamp
Gamp is a colloquial, primarily British, dated or obsolete term for an umbrella, after the Dickens character Sarah Gamp.
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A gamp is a term, mainly used in British English, referring to a large, bulky umbrella. The term comes from Charles Dickens' character, Sarah Gamp, in the novel "Martin Chuzzlewit" who always carried a large umbrella.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gamp
gamp, n. (slang) a large, clumsy, or untidily tied up umbrella.—adj. Gamp′ish, bulging. [So called from Mrs Sarah Gamp, a tippling monthly nurse in Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit.]
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Etymology and Origins
Gamp
After Mrs Gamp in “Martin Chuzzlewit,” who never went abroad without her fat, pawky umbrella, and when at home gave it an honoured position by the side of the fireplace. Charles Dickens must have had the town of Guingamp in his mind when he invented Mrs Gamp. See “Gingham.”
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GAMP in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GAMP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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