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Grammar : Noun
Spell : tahrp
Phonetic Transcription : tɑrp



Definition of tarp

Origin :
  • 1906, American English, informal shortening of tarpaulin.
  • As in drop cloth : noun protective cloth
  • As in canvas : noun coarse material
  • As in cover : noun wrapping, cover-up
Example sentences :
  • The tarp is simple and cheap and is easily accommodated to circumstances.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • I remained under the tarp, and as Creed was going my way I let him do the driving.
  • Extract from : « The Promise » by James B. Hendryx
  • The Friars tarp was next to mine, an I raised myself on my elbow an looked at it.
  • Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason
  • After a time the Friar did go to bed in Horaces tarp in the corner.
  • Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason
  • He struggled a while, not in hope, merely in refusal to surrender, and dislodged the tarp.
  • Extract from : « Wilderness of Spring » by Edgar Pangborn
  • Zircon called a halt, took the glove from the tarp, and slipped it on.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Shan » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • "When it rains you'll wake, an' then just pull the tarp up over you," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Man of the Forest » by Zane Grey
  • Johnson had spread his tarp about thirty yards removed from his men.
  • Extract from : « The Sheriff of Badger » by George B. Pattullo
  • If it rains pull the tarp up over your head—and let it rain.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Canyon » by Zane Grey
  • Or the tarp or shelter cloth may be laid over a collected layer of browse next to the ground.
  • Extract from : « Touring Afoot » by Claude Powell Fordyce

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