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English word origin

Etymology of tarp

Clipping of tarpaulin.

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

To cover something with a tarpaulin.

noun

Clipping of tarpaulin (“covering”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of tarpaulin.

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