Ombrifuge (noun) (poetic)
ob-ri-fooj
Something providing shelter from the rain; specifically an umbrella.
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Browning (1812–1889), poet. From ombro- + -ifuge.
Example sentences
“The toad waited, using the leaf as an obrifuge above his head.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)