tar water en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A cold infusion of tar in water, once used as a medicine for chest complaints.
Some medical beast had revived Tar-water in those days as a fine medicine, and Mrs. Joe always kept a supply of it in the cupboard; having a belief in its virtues correspondent to its nastiness.
1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter II, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tar-water | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tar waters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi tervavesi (infusion of tar in water) · tr katran suyu (infusion of tar in water) · ota قطران صویی (infusion of tar in water)