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shamboo

noun
/ʃæmˈbu/

Etymology

Blend of sham + bamboo.

  1. derived from ಬಂಬು
  2. derived from bambu
  3. derived from bambu
  4. borrowed from bamboe
  5. compounded as shamboo — “sham + bamboo”

Definitions

  1. Artificial bamboo.

    • The cargo bay contained a number of large crates, woven shamboo strips on a framework of larger stems. He emptied four and began methodically packing.
    • Higher skids off the ground, so he could work beneath the raft; a better method for winding that weight up and down; and a sturdy shamboo mast for his single sail—better still, a two-piece mast bound in a narrow Aframe to those […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA