DCHP-3

mantle

[trans. of Sp. manta]
West, Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

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See: manta

Quotations

1887
Cover all [the horse packs] with the mantle (generally a strong waterproof sheet) to protect it from the elements.
1951
This rope is used for the diamond hitch that is tightly lashed about the complete pack over the top of a twelve-ounce, six-foot-square canvas tarp called a pack mantle.