Noah Webster
Tar
T'AR, noun [Eng. tare, in commerce.]
1. A thick resinous substance of a dark brown or black color, obtained from pine and fir trees, by burning the wood with a close smothering heat.
Tar inspissated is called pitch, and is much used in ships and cordage.
2. A sailor; so called form his tarred clothes.
T'AR, verb transitive To smear with tar; as, to tar ropes.
1. To tease; to provoke. [Not in use.]