T'AR, noun [Eng. tare, in commerce.] 1. A thick resinous substance of a dark brown or black color, obtained from pine and fir trees, by burning the wood with a close smothering heat. Tar inspissated is called pitch, and is much used in ships and cordage. 2. A sailor; so called form his tarred clothes. T'AR, verb transitive To smear with tar; as, to tar ropes. 1. To tease; to provoke. [Not in use.]
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