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▪ I. tarp|tɑːp|
Orig. U.S. abbrev. of tarpaulin n.
1906Out West Apr. 319 The men had unrolled their ‘tarps’ and spread their beds for the night on the ground in front of the little shack. 1919W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 49 Tarp, a tarpaulin. 1941Times (Weekly ed.) 15 Oct. 7/3 The gunner had taken the tarp off the seven-pounder forward and was adjusting the sights and oiling the gun. 1964F. O'Rourke Mule for Marquesa (1967) ii. 33 Saddles, blankets, pack cushions, sweat cloths, tarps, ropes. 1971C. Bonington Annapurna South Face 249 Coated nylon tarps..Plastic tarps. 1980Christian Sci. Monitor (Midwestern ed.) 4 Dec. b32/1 Caked with ice from the violent waves, the tarps were almost unmanageable.
▪ II. tarp, v. U.S. and Austral. slang.|tɑːp|
[f. tarp n.]
trans. To cover with a tarpaulin.
1979Truck & Bus Transportation July 109/1 ‘But you don't tarp ploughs!’.. ‘The load has to be tarped against theft, Simmo.’ 1983Truckin' Life Dec. 19/1 He roped and tarped the load but he had a ‘bad feeling about the load’ and he considered he should take it easy on the trip. 1984Engineering News-Record 3 May 24/3 Workers tarped the exposed area so work could proceed inside. 1988Los Angeles Times 26 Jan. ii. 6/5 Rock and dirt haulers who don't have the foresight or understanding to realize that tarping loads will not bankrupt them.
Hence tarped ppl. a.; ˈtarping vbl. n.
1983Truckin' Life July 10/1 A certain amount of knowledge is required in the case of breakdown, accident, log books, tarping, tying down and unusual loads. 1983Truck & Bus Transportation Dec. 57/2 The bracket arms..need to be longer for adequate vision down the side of a 2.5 metre..wide tray, particularly when it's tarped. 1988Queensland Transport News 25 Feb. 15/3 Most loads will be around 30 tonnes when loaded to full height, gated and tarped. |