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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large cloth, usually canvas, that covers the bed of a wagon to keep dust off the load.

   "A wet wagonsheet wrapped around it served both to keep the flies off and to cool the carcass."

Example

More examples

"A wet wagonsheet wrapped around it served both to keep the flies off and to cool the carcass."

Etymology

From wagon + sheet.

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