Ombrifuge (noun) (rare)
om-bri-fewj
(poetic) Something providing shelter from the rain; spec. an umbrella.
From Greek ombro- (rain shower) + -fuge (repelling). Earliest documented use: 1869.
Example sentences
“We cowered from the hailstones under a hedge, grateful for at least a partial ombrifuge.”
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…)
