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wamuses

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wa⋅mus

  [waw-muhs, wom-uhs]
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–noun, plural -mus⋅es.
1. a heavy cardigan jacket, loosely knit and belted.
2. Also, wammus, wampus. a durable, coarse, outer jacket.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism; < D wammes (cf. G Wams vest, undershirt), MD wambuis < dial. OF wambois < Frankish *wamb- belly (see womb ) + F -ois -ese; see gambeson
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