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Tarp vs Jarp - What's the difference?

tarp | jarp |

As verbs the difference between tarp and jarp

is that tarp is to cover something with a tarpaulin while jarp is to knock one pace-egg against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other’s egg and leaving one's own intact.

As a noun tarp

is short form of tarpaulin.

tarp

English

(wikipedia tarp)

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • Short form of tarpaulin.
  • * 1986 , , Concrete: Under the Desert Stars , Dark Horse Books
    • {Gun pointing at head} Sorry, Quigley, but you had your chance to cooperate. / Bob, straighten the tarp , we don’t want the rug splattered.
    Usage notes
    * The short form might be perceived as informal, but it has replaced tarpaulin in most situations.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover something with a tarpaulin.
  • * 2001 , Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting , page 136
    • The load may be tarped' for serious white water, but ' tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (humorous, chiefly, Internet slang)

    • Anagrams

    * part * prat * rapt * trap ----

    jarp

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To knock one pace-egg against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other’s egg and leaving one's own intact.

    • See also

    * County Durham website dedicated to preservation of dialect terms. * An account of Easter customs * An account of an egg-jarping competition in 2005