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/tamˈbuː/ · noun
(military slang, now historical) A temporary shelter used by soldiers during the First World War..
We live in tamboos – a sort of cross between a cowshed and an outdoor privy.
My servant & I ate the chocolate in the cold middle of last night, crouched under a draughty Tamboo, roofed with planks.
Use tamboo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tamboo means (military slang, now historical) A temporary shelter used by soldiers during the First World War..
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We live in tamboos – a sort of cross between a cowshed and an outdoor privy.
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