"tar water" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tar waters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tar water (countable and uncountable, plural tar waters)
  1. (historical) A cold infusion of tar in water, once used as a medicine for chest complaints. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Synonyms: tar-water Translations (infusion of tar in water): tervavesi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tar_water-en-noun-6tGc1zLn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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