Definition of "tars" [tars]

• Plural form of tar. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tar. (verb)

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• "The tars were his to a man: but the officers were either his dear friends or his bitter foes."
• "His statement foreshadowed a new definition of lite/light that six years later appeared in Random House II: "12. low in any substance, as sugar, starch, or tars, that is considered harmful or undesirable: light cigarettes.""
• "You know, if you recall that sailors used to be called "tars," "Avatar" suddenly sounds like a cockney pimp offering you a sailor."