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tarp

[tahrp] ,
–noun Informal.
tarpaulin.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; by shortening
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tarp   (tärp)   
n.   Informal
A tarpaulin.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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tarp 
1906, Amer.Eng., informal shortening of tarpaulin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
tarp
tarpaulin
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