Wood tar Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood
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- 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.
