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was tarring
  • past progressive of tar.

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All that remained now was tarring the fields, and then buckling down beneath the wind shields before the first winter storms struck.

From Image of the Gods by Nourse, Alan Edward

The roof he was tarring was a little above him, with the result that he himself was fairly covered with sprinklings of the tar.

From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by Gordon, J. M. (Joseph Maria)