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Tarpaulin
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tarpaulin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tarpaulin.html. 1828.