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raincoat

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as in oilskin
a coat made of water-resistant material I grabbed my umbrella and raincoat before going out in the thunderstorm

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“Raincoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raincoat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.

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