wood tar
noun
a dark viscid product obtained from wood by distillation or by slow burning without flame, used in its natural state to preserve timber, rope, etc., or subjected to further distillation to yield creosote, oils, and a final residuum, wood pitch.
Origin of wood tar
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby wood tar
wood shot,
wood sorrel,
wood spirit,
wood stork,
wood sugar,
wood tar,
wood thrush,
wood tick,
wood turning,
wood turpentine,
wood vinegar
Example sentences from the Web for wood tar
Creasote or Kreozote is a term applied to the mixture of crude phenols obtained from the distillation of wood-tar.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter BlythPittacal, pit′a-kal, n. a blue substance obtained from wood-tar oil and used in dyeing.
Coal-tar and wood-tar or pitch, applied hot in thin coats, are also good and cheap preservatives for exposed wood-work.
Woodworking for Beginners |Charles Gardner Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for wood tar
wood tar
noun
any tar produced by the destructive distillation of wood: used in producing tarred cord and rope and formerly in medicine as disinfectants and antiseptics