A dark, oily, viscous material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, produced by the destructive distillation of organic substances such as wood, coal, or peat.
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A solid residue of tobacco smoke containing byproducts of combustion.
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Coal tar.
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Informal A sailor.
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A dark brown or black bituminous usually odorous viscous liquid obtained by destructive distillation of organic material (as wood, coal, or peat).
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geographical name
River 215 (346 ) North Carolina.
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idiom
Tar and feather To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate.
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Tar and feather To punish (a person) by covering with tar and feathers.
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Tarred with the same brush Having the same faults or bad qualities.
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verb-transitive
To coat with or as if with tar.
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verb
To cover with tar.
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To defile as if with tar.
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To urge to action.
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