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单词 tarpaulin muster
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tarpaulin muster
tarpaulin muster n. [muster n.1] a collection or pooling of money among seamen; also transferred and figurative.
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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’.
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