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tar boy

noun

Australian and NZ informal a boy who applies tar to the skin of sheep cut during shearing

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Nearby words

taqueria, tar, tar and feather, tar baby, tar ball, tar boy, tar heel, tar heel state, tar pit, tar river, tar sand
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Examples from the Web for tar boy

  • I can see her now, when she come along the board and sang out for the tar-boy all on her own account.

    The Boss of Taroomba|E. W. Hornung