Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Tarpaulin

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Tarpaulin


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(1):

(n.) A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.

(2):

(n.) A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.

(3):

(n.) Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.