brolly
[ brol-ee ]
/ ˈbrɒl i /
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noun, plural brol·lies.British Informal.
an umbrella.
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Origin of brolly
1870–75; alteration of (um)brell(a) + -y2
Words nearby brolly
brokerage, broker-dealer, brokered convention, broking, brolga, brolly, brom-, bromal, bromance, bromantic, bromate
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Example sentences from the Web for brolly
He is also walking away from the News International board, the London corporate brolly for all his U.K. newspapers.
Parties are wonderful partial to prodding with brolly or walking-stick, ah yes, and rifles.
An' I nearly broke Beetle's brolly plantin' her where she would blossom!
Stalky & Co.|Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for brolly
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