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Definition of Tar

1. Noun. Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue.

2. Verb. Coat with tar. "Tar the roads"

3. Noun. A man who serves as a sailor.

Definition of Tar

1. n. A sailor; a seaman.

2. n. A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it.

3. v. t. To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.

Definition of Tar

1. to cover with tar (a black viscous liquid) [v TARRED, TARRING, TARS]

Medical Definition of Tar

1. A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc, and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it. Coal tar. Mineral tar, a kind of soft native bitumen. Tar board, a strong quality of millboard made from junk and old tarred rope. Tar water. A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine. The ammoniacal water of gas works. Wood tar, tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir, and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes, oakum, etc, impervious to water. Origin: OE. Terre, tarre, AS. Teru, teoru; akin to D. Teer, G. Teer, theer, Icel. Tjara, Sw. Tjara, Dan. Tiaere, and to E. Tree. 63. See Tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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