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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A viscous or semisolid brown-to-black substance produced by the destructive distillation of pine wood and used in roofing compositions and as an expectorant and antiseptic.
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- noun A dark
viscous substance obtained from thedestructive distillation of pine wood. - noun baseball Such a material or a similar material used by
batters to improve their grip.
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- noun a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood
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