brolly
[ brol-ee ]
/ ˈbrɒl i /
noun, plural brol·lies. British Informal.
an umbrella.
Nearby words
- broker-dealer,
- brokerage,
- brokered convention,
- broking,
- brolga,
- brom-,
- bromal,
- bromance,
- bromantic,
- bromate
Origin of brolly
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Examples from the Web for brolly
An' I nearly broke Beetle's brolly plantin' her where she would blossom!
Stalky & Co.|Rudyard KiplingParties are wonderful partial to prodding with brolly or walking-stick, ah yes, and rifles.
brolly
/ (ˈbrɒlɪ) /
noun plural -lies
an informal Brit name for umbrella (def. 1)
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brolly
British slang, "umbrella," by 1866, a clipped and shortened form of umbrella.
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