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tarring
tar 1 T0015100 (tär)n.1. A dark, oily, viscous material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, produced by the destructive distillation of organic substances such as wood, coal, or peat.2. See coal tar.3. A solid residue of tobacco smoke containing byproducts of combustion.tr.v. tarred, tar·ring, tars To coat with or as if with tar.Idioms: tar and feather1. To punish (a person) by covering with tar and feathers.2. To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate. tarred with the same brush Considered or described as having the same faults or bad qualities.
[Middle English, from Old English teru; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
tar 2 T0015100 (tär)n. Informal A sailor.
[Possibly short for tarpaulin.]tarring (ˈtɑːrɪŋ) n1. (Building) the act of coating something with tar2. (Civil Engineering) the act of coating something with tarTranslationsIdiomsSeetartarring
tarring[′tär·iŋ] (engineering) The coating of piles for permanent underground work with prepared acid-free tar. |