pitch-tar

English

Noun

pitch-tar (uncountable)

  1. A thick liquid or pitch-like form of tar.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 156:
      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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