"rain napper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rain nappers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rain napper (plural rain nappers)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) An umbrella. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-rain_napper-en-noun-IjQOV5M4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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