| 单词 | tarpaulin muster |
| 释义 | > as lemmastarpaulin muster tarpaulin muster n. [muster n.1] a collection or pooling of money among seamen; also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for or subscribed by several parties the common pursea1400 common1540 purse1602 stock-pursea1665 subscription1730 slush fund1839 kitty1887 tarpaulin muster1889 tronc1928 International Monetary Fund1944 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1904 E. S. Emerson Shanty Entertainm. 26 Each one in the room to sing, recite, or shout all round, and..a tarpaulin muster every half-hour for drinks, or smokes. 1907 J. Masefield (title) A tarpaulin muster. 1920 P. L. Waldron Afloat & Ashore vii. 83 The crew had a tarpaulin muster to have a last evening ashore. 1945 E. George Two at Daly Waters 102 As she had not brought a town outfit, Daly Waters had what we call in the bush a tarpaulin muster (the loan of everybody's best clothes). 1954 H. W. Edwards Under Four Flags xxiv. 125 With the generosity proverbial among sailors, they had a ‘tarpaulin muster’. < as lemmas |
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