Stockholm tar

noun

A high-grade pine tar used as a wood preservative.

Meanings

nounStockholm tar (countable and uncountable, plural Stockholm tars)

plural Stockholm tars

  1. countableuncountableA high-grade pine tar used as a wood preservative.

    Synonyms: Archangel tar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA high-grade pine tar used as a wood preservative.

Origin

For many years, a single company held a royal monopoly on its export out of Stockholm, Sweden.

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APA

Stockholm tar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stockholm%20tar

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“Stockholm tar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stockholm%20tar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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