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asphalt paper

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noun

  1. paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.


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Duck roofing has been successfully applied by first laying and tacking down a covering of two-ply asphalt paper, and upon this was spread a covering of resin-sized sheathing paper, tacked in the usual manner.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

It is a good plan to wrap bud wood in tar or asphalt paper when storing it.

From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Carl Weschcke

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