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jumble sale

noun British.

rummage sale.

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Origin of jumble sale

First recorded in1895–1900

Words nearby jumble sale

Jullundur, July, Jumada, jumar, jumble, jumble sale, jumbo, jumboize, jumbo jet, jumbuck, Jumna
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British Dictionary definitions for jumble sale

jumble sale

noun

a sale of miscellaneous articles, usually cheap and predominantly secondhand, in aid of charityUS and Canadian equivalent: rummage sale
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