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.