Gamp Definition

gămp
noun
A large umbrella, esp. one that is bulky or awkwardly wrapped.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
gamp
Plural:
gamps

Origin of Gamp

  • After the umbrella of Mrs. Sarah Gamp , a character in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After Mrs Sarah Gamp, a character who carried a large umbrella in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit.

    From Wiktionary

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