Tarpaulin
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Etymology
From the words tar and pall (a heavy canvas).
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Noun
tarpaulin
- (uncountable) Canvas waterproofed with tar.
- (uncountable) Any heavy, waterproof material.
- (countable) A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth.
- Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.
- (slang, archaic) A sailor. Often abbreviated to tar.
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