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umbershoot

umbershoot noun: an umbrella.

Noun

umbershoot (plural umbershoots)

  1. (US, humorous, obsolete, slang) An umbrella
    • [Sees umbrella.] Hello, Smarden's forgot his umbershoot—ain't it a daisy.1896, John Arthur Fraser, A Delicate Question: An Original Comedy Drama in Four Acts, page 37
    • Then I saw a young fellow coming along with a nice large umbrella, and I thought if he was going as far as my house I would beg the shelter of [his] umbershoot.1912 November 22, Judd Mortimer Lewis, "Try It Yourself Some Time", in "Tampering with Trifles" Houston Post, p.6. c.8

Forms of umbershoot

pluralumbershoots

Origin of umbershoot

Blend of umbrella + parachute. Compare bumbershoot.

Questions about umbershoot

What does umbershoot mean?
Umbershoot means an umbrella.
What part of speech is umbershoot?
Umbershoot is a noun.
What is the plural of umbershoot?
The plural of umbershoot is umbershoots.

Words near umbershoot in the dictionary

  1. Umberger
  2. Umbergers
  3. umbering
  4. Umberleigh
  5. umbers
  6. umbershoot
  7. umbershoots
  8. umbery
  9. umbeschew
  10. umbeschewed
  11. umbeschewing

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