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tar derby

tar derby proper noun: a period in the 1950s when tar content became the focus of cigarette advertising.

Proper noun

the tar derby

  1. (historical) A period in the 1950s when tar content became the focus of cigarette advertising.

Questions about tar derby

What does tar derby mean?
Tar derby means a period in the 1950s when tar content became the focus of cigarette advertising.
What part of speech is tar derby?
Tar derby is a proper noun.

Words near tar derby in the dictionary

  1. tar apples
  2. tar babies
  3. tar baby
  4. tar boil
  5. tar boils
  6. tar derby
  7. Tar Heel
  8. Tar Heel State
  9. Tar Heel Stater
  10. Tar Heels
  11. tar out

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