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Brolly

Umbrella.

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noun
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    Umbrella.

    "It's going to rain today – you'd better take your brolly."

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gampnoun(UK, dated, slang) An umbrella.

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gampnoun(UK, dated, slang) An umbrella.
irish buggynoun(slang) A wheelbarrow.
brignoun(nautical) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
west britainnoun(derogatory) The island of Ireland, as influenced by Britain.
rumournounBritish, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.
orangienoun(Ireland, offensive, slang) A pro-British Ulster Protestant.
british and irish islesnoun(rare) the British Isles.
bohereennounAlternative form of boreen. [(Ireland) A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.]
all-irelandnoun(British, Ireland) The Republic of Ireland and the British Northern Ireland collectively.
ice lolnoun(British, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) Clipping of ice lolly. [(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Frozen fruit juice on a stick.]
barknounThe short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
southern irelandnounThe short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922, superseded by the Irish Free State.
arvynoun(UK, informal) Afternoon.
eireboonoun(slang, often derogatory) A non-Irish person who is obsessed with Ireland and Irish culture.
bohireennounAlternative form of boreen. [(Ireland) A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.]
mingnoun(UK, Ireland) A mixture.
broonoun(Scotland) broth
hoodynounThe hooded crow.
flegnoun(by extension) The Union Flag.
buzzienounA buzzing insect.

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