tarredadj.
/tɑːd/ Smeared or covered with tar. (In quot. 1688, marked or formed with tar.)
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [adjective] > consisting of or resembling tar > covered with tar
tarred1615
1615 G. Markham Eng. House-wife (1649) ii. v. 167 With a pair of sheeres..she shall cut away all the course locks, pitch, brands, tar'd locks, and other feltrings.
1688 London Gaz. No. 2377/4 A Tarr'd P. on her Rump.
1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 147 Tarred cordage is chiefly useful for cables and ground tackle, which are constantly soaked in water.
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 6/1 The erection and re-erection of tarred barricades.
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