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What Tars Do To Decks Crossword Clue

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noun

• implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

• cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

verb

• wash with a swab or a mop

• apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

42%9Tars, men on stormy decks
noun

• something used to beautify

verb

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be an ornament to

37%9 Forms part of the coal tars fraction
noun

• a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins

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New York Times04 Apr 2006 Down 56
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