Old term for canvas treated with tar and used to make clothing on board ship. Later used to describe the painted canvas spread over the cargo hatches of ships or used to cover the deck equipment such as winches and reels. Now used to describe any large sheet of water resistant cloth used to protect cargo or other equipment from the environment.
Ligama elidala elaisetyenziswa kwilaphu leseyile elinetha elisetyenziselwa ukunxitywa enqanaweni. Laza kamva lasetyenziselwa ukuchaza ilaphu leseyile elondlalwe kwizivalo zomthwalo wenqanawa okanye ukugquma izixhobo ezikwidekhi ezifana neebhobhini nezixhobo zokutsala okanye zokunyusa into ngentambo. Ngoku lisetyenziselwa ukuchaza naliphina ilaphu elikhulu elingangenwa manzi elisetyenziselwa ukukhusela umthwalo okanye ezinye izixhobo ezisenqanaweni.