Tar

tar, n. A thick, viscid, impure, resinous stance, of a dark color, obtained by destructive till at i on of wood, coal, etc., or by burning resinous wood without flame in a close pit; a sailor, called from his tarred clothes. — v. t. [tarred (tard), -ring.] To smear with tar. — Tar'ry, -rT, Consisting of, covered with, or like, tar. — Tarpau'lin, -paw'lin, -ling, n. Canvas covered with tar composition to render it waterproof; a hat covered with painted or tarred cloth; a sailor.