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- noun Plural form of
tar . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tar .
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Examples
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The tars were his to a man: but the officers were either his dear friends or his bitter foes.
Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Herbert Strang
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His statement foreshadowed a new definition of lite/light that six years later appeared in Random House II: "12. low in any substance, as sugar, starch, or tars, that is considered harmful or undesirable: light cigarettes."
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You know, if you recall that sailors used to be called "tars," "Avatar" suddenly sounds like a cockney pimp offering you a sailor.
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You know, if you recall that sailors used to be called "tars," "Avatar" suddenly sounds like a cockney pimp offering you a sailor.
The Our Gang Oscars 2010
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The white streaks on the shore and on the warships in the harbour resolved themselves into naval cadets and "tars" "dressing" ship.
"The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders John Allister Currie
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The rough "tars" at all hours of the day might be seen nursing the babies or tending the sick, lifting those unable to walk from place to place, or carrying them their food.
Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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They invited us to a couple if-tars which is sweet because they will be with their family and friends at their homes and I even made a date to try cooking with Firas's mother!
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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I admit that no murders have been carried out in the name of! pro-life "groups in this country, but I would say that their actions have been supported by members of" pro-life "groups in this country which kind of tars the reputation of the group itself.
British Blogs 2009
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You just needed a boat and some willing jack-tars, a good compass and a good sense of direction.
INTERVIEW: Michael Hanlon, Author of Eternity, Our Next Billion Years 2009
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In addition to nicotine, cigarettes contain many other cancer-causing chemicals such as cadmium, arsenic, tars and carbon monoxide.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Nicotine Linked to Breast Cancer: More Bad News for Female Smokers Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2010
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