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Definition of: tar
(tär) noun
1. A dark, oily, viscid mixture of hydrocarbons, especially phenols, obtained by the dry distillation of resinous woods, coal, etc.
2. Coal tar. Compare ASPHALT, PITCH1.
—v.t. tarred, tar·ring To cover with or as with tar.
—to tar and feather To smear with tar and then cover with feathers: an old form of punishment.
—adjective Made of, derived from, or resembling tar. [OE teru]
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