pitch-tar

noun

A thick liquid or pitch-like form of tar.

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Meanings

nounpitch-tar (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA thick liquid or pitch-like form of tar.

    The man knew very well it was the goblin who had his hand in this, and one evening when he went to the mill, he took a big pot full of pitch-tar with him and put it on the fire.

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 156
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APA

pitch-tar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch-tar

MLA

“pitch-tar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch-tar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitch-tar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch-tar.

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