tar-cloths

Updated: June 6, 2025

And already, and in various corners and niches, lying on coils of rope, black tar-cloths, ragged cloaks, or hay, you see a score of those dubious fore-cabin passengers, who are never shaved, who always look unhappy, and appear getting ready to be sick.

William Makepeace Thackeray - Little Travels and Roadside Sketches