Tar
Tar noun - One who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel.
Wax and tar are semantically related. in sticky substance topic. In some cases you can use "Wax" instead a noun "Tar".
Wax
Wax noun - Any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water.
Both words in one sentence
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The alchemist in the Bugmuck has the cheapest Oil and Wax, and he lives next to tar pits full of bugs and skeletons.
Source: Video Game / Secret of Evermore - The condemned was lowered into a cauldron containing boiling water, oil, tar, wine, or wax, causing prolonged scalding, fourth degree burns, and eventually, destruction of the epidermis and dermis, leading to the complete breakdown of subcutaneous fat.
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