noun
Etymology: so called from its being formerly collected by having the crew toss their money into a tarpaulin
: a pooling of funds for common use especially by seamen
noun
Etymology: so called from its being formerly collected by having the crew toss their money into a tarpaulin
: a pooling of funds for common use especially by seamen
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012