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wamus

[waw-muh s, wom-uh s]
noun, plural wa·mus·es.
  1. a heavy cardigan jacket, loosely knit and belted.
  2. Also wammus, wampus. a durable, coarse, outer jacket.

Origin of wamus

1795–1805, Americanism; < Dutch wammes (compare German Wams vest, undershirt), Middle Dutch wambuis < dialectal Old French wambois < Frankish *wamb- belly (see womb) + French -ois -ese; see gambeson
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