"tar bucket" meaning in All languages combined

See tar bucket on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tar buckets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tar bucket (plural tar buckets)
  1. Alternative form of tarbucket Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tarbucket
    Sense id: en-tar_bucket-en-noun-oX785M9O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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