Pitch-tar

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thick liquid or pitch-like form of tar. uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

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