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plural tarps
A tarpaulin. quotations examples
[Ignatz, under the rain:] It's a good thing I had this tarp handy. [...] / [Officer Pupp:] Gimme that canvas, it's much more important that I keep dry.
1934 June 26, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, comic strip, page 172
{Gun pointing at head} Sorry, Quigley, but you had your chance to cooperate. / Bob, straighten the tarp, we don’t want the rug splattered.
1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books
third-person singular simple present tarps, present participle tarping, simple past and past participle tarped
To cover something with a tarpaulin. quotations examples
The load may be tarped for serious white water, but tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize.
2001, Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting, page 136