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< tarpaper

tar pit >

tar·pau·lin

(tär-pô

n, tär

-) KEY

NOUN:

Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture.
A sheet of this material.

ETYMOLOGY:
Probably alteration of tar ¹ + pall ¹ + -ing ²

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