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/gamp/, n. Brit. Informal.an umbrella.[1860-65; after the umbrella of Mrs. Sarah Gamp in Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit]
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Gamp — (g[a^]mp), n. A large umbrella; said to allude to Mrs. Gamp s umbrella, in Dickens s Martin Chuzzlewit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gamp — is a colloquial, primarily British, term for an umbrella.GAMP may refer to:*Girard Academic Music Program, a magnet secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. *Good Automated Manufacturing Practice in the pharmaceutical industry. *GAmp… … Wikipedia
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gamp — [gamp] n. [in allusion to the umbrella of Mrs. Gamp in Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit] Brit. a large umbrella, esp. one that is bulky or awkwardly wrapped … English World dictionary
Gamp — Gamp, Karl, deutscher Politiker, geb. 24. Nov. 1846 zu Massaunen in Ostpreußen, studierte die Rechte, trat 1873 in den Staatsjustizdienst, ging 1874 zur Staatseisenbahnverwaltung über, war 1878–80 Hilfsarbeiter im Ministerium der öffentlichen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
gamp — /gæmp/ (say gamp) noun British Colloquial an umbrella. {said to be from the umbrella of Mrs Sarah Gamp in Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit} …
gamp — noun Brit. informal, dated a large umbrella. Origin C19: named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens s Martin Chuzzlewit, who carried one … English new terms dictionary
gamp — n. Brit. colloq. an umbrella, esp. a large unwieldy one. Etymology: Mrs Gamp in Dickens s Martin Chuzzlewit … Useful english dictionary
gamp — noun (archaic or dialect): An umbrella … Wiktionary
GAMP — Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (Business » General) * German American Meeting Point (Governmental » US Government) * General Anaesthetic, Manipulation and Plaster (Medical) … Abbreviations dictionary
