Definition of "gumby" [gumby]

• A kind of drum used by the negroes of the West Indies, made of a piece of a hollow tree, about 6 feet long, over which a skin is stretched. It is carried by one man while another beats it with his open hands. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "All 13 people aboard the rig were rescued as they floated in the nearby water in survival outfits called gumby suits."
• "people aboard the rig were rescued as they floated in the nearby water in survival outfits called gumby suits."
• "ELLIOTT: They were wearing flotation devices known as gumby suits."