umbershoot
English
Etymology
Blend of umbrella + parachute. Compare bumbershoot.
Noun
umbershoot (plural umbershoots)
- (US, slang, humorous, obsolete) An umbrella
- 1896 John Arthur Fraser A Delicate Question: An Original Comedy Drama in Four Acts p.37
- [Sees umbrella.] Hello, Smarden's forgot his umbershoot—ain't it a daisy.
- 1912 November 22, Judd Mortimer Lewis, "Try It Yourself Some Time", in "Tampering with Trifles" Houston Post, p.6. c.8:
- 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.
- 2011 Beverly Lewis, The Judgment (The Rose Trilogy Book #2) (Bethany House: Bloomington, Minnesota) →ISBN
- “Sure looks like rain's comin',” Dat said, gawking toward the window, seemingly preoccupied with the weather. “It'll raise the water table, for sure.”
- “Be sure and take an umbershoot,” Hen said, offering a smile.
- 1896 John Arthur Fraser A Delicate Question: An Original Comedy Drama in Four Acts p.37
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