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tar paper

tar paper is the alternative spelling of tarpaper.

Meaning of tarpaper

Noun

tarpaper (countable and uncountable, plural tarpapers)

  1. A heavy paper, coated with tar, used to waterproof walls and roofs.

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Forms of tar paper

pluraltar papers

Questions about tar paper

What is tar paper the alternative spelling of?
Tar paper is the alternative spelling of tarpaper.

Words near tar paper in the dictionary

  1. Tar Heel
  2. Tar Heel State
  3. Tar Heel Stater
  4. Tar Heels
  5. tar out
  6. tar paper
  7. tar papers
  8. tar pit
  9. tar pits
  10. tar sand
  11. tar sands

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