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Nov 29, 2009
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tar•pit



Pronunciation: (tär'pit"), [key]
n.
seepage of natural tar or asphalt, esp. an accumulation that has acted as a natural trap into which animals have fallen and sunk and had their bones preserved. Also,tar' pit".

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Tarpeian Rocktarpon
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