🔤 Tarboy

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URDU

لکڑی یا چمڑا رنگنے والا لڑکا، کولتار لگانے والا لڑکا
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
lakri ya chamra rangne wala larka , koltar lagane wala larka
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ENGLISH

📚noun
tarboy
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: / ˈ t ɑː rb ɔ ɪ /
Phonetic: tar-boy
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DEFINITION

Historically, a boy or worker employed to apply tar or blacking to surfaces, such as sheep during shearing or wood in industrial settings.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

In the old shearing sheds, the tarboy was responsible for treating the nicks on the sheep. The shipbuilder called for the tarboy to seal the gaps in the wooden hull. A young tarboy worked long hours in the shipyard during the nineteenth century. The tarboy carried a bucket of hot pitch to the workers on the roof. It was a messy job, and the tarboy was often covered in black residue by noon.
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