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tarpaulin
tarpaulin, orig. tarpawling, originally the weatherproof sailors' dress seamen made on board. However, from about 1750 it became the description for the painted canvas used for covering the hatches of cargo ships and for the protection of other gear, such as the reels on which wire rope is wound, which might suffer from sea water in rough weather.
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"tarpaulin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tarpaulin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-tarpaulin.html "tarpaulin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-tarpaulin.html |
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tar·pau·lin / tärˈpôlən; ˈtärpə-/ • n. 1. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas. ∎ a sheet or covering of this. 2. hist. a sailor's tarred or oilskin hat. ∎ archaic a sailor. |
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"tarpaulin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tarpaulin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tarpaulin.html "tarpaulin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tarpaulin.html |
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tarpaulin tärˈpôlən; ˈtärpə- n.
1. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas. 2. a sheet or covering of this. 3. a sailor's tarred or oilskin hat. 4. archaic a sailor. |
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"tarpaulin." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tarpaulin." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-tarpaulin.html "tarpaulin." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-tarpaulin.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "tarpaulin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tarpaulin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tarpaulin.html T. F. HOAD. "tarpaulin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tarpaulin.html |
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"tarpaulin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tarpaulin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tarpaulin.html "tarpaulin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tarpaulin.html |
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