spar varnish

American  

noun

1. a durable, weather-resistant varnish applied to unpainted wooden areas, especially on ships.

2. a varnish made from sulfur, rosin, and linseed oil.

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Etymology

Origin of spar varnish

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

White recommends using the same epoxy as a base finish coat and topping that with spar varnish.

From Washington Post

He uses a waterproof Japanese oil-base pastel stick on a specially coated paper often stiffened with spar varnish to keep it from wrinkling.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the keel and waring strips are put on after the canvas has been painted, they ought to receive two coats of filler and one of spar varnish.

From Project Gutenberg

Thermometers, barometers, binoculars, flanges, couplings, carburetors, lamps, lanterns, fog horns, pumps, check valves, steering wheels, galley stoves, fire buckets, hand grenades, handspikes, shaftings, lubricants, wire coils, rope, sea chests, life preservers, spar varnish, copper paint, pulleys, ensigns, twine, clasp knives, boat hooks, chronometers, ship clocks, rubber boots, fur caps, splicing compounds, friction tape, cement, wrenches, hinges, screws, oakum, oars, anchors—it was no wonder that the force quailed at sight of the work that lay before them.

From Project Gutenberg

For the back yard, cut a paint barrel in two or coat a tub inside with spar varnish.

From Project Gutenberg