tar¹ /tär/

1. A dark, viscous mixture obtained by destructive distillation of wood, coal, peat, etc
2. A natural bituminous substance of similar appearance (mineral tar)

To smear, coat or treat, with tar

tarriness /tärˈi-nis/ noun

tarrˈing noun and adjective

tarrˈy /tärˈi/ adjective

Of, like, covered or soiled with tar

tar baby noun (chiefly US)

An intractable problem which embroils those who try to solve it

tar box noun

1. A shepherd's box for tar as ointment for sheep
2. A shepherd

tarˈboy noun

A person who, during the shearing of sheep, puts tar or antiseptic on cuts

tar brush noun

A brush for applying tar

tar heel noun (US sl)

A North Carolinian

tarˈmac transitive verb (tarˈmacking; tarˈmacked)

To surface with tarmacadam

tarmacadˈam or tarˈmac noun (also Tarmac® in US)

1. A road surfacing of broken stone covered or mixed with tar
2. (tarˈmac) the runways of an airport

tar paper noun

Heavy paper treated with tar, used as a building material

tar pit noun (geology)

An outcrop where natural bitumen occurs

tarry breeks singular noun (Scot)

A sailor

tarrˈy-fingered adjective

Thievish

tar sand noun

A deposit of sand or sandstone saturated with bitumen, from which petroleum can be extracted

tar seal noun (NZ)

1. A tarmacadam surface on a road
2. A road so surfaced

tarˈ-seal transitive verb

To seal the surface of (a road) by covering with tarmacadam

tar spot noun

A black spot of Rhytisma

tar water noun

A cold infusion of tar in water, once popular as a medicine

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