Burgundy pitch
noun
Definition of Burgundy pitch
1 : a yellowish brown or reddish brown hard viscous resin obtained as an exudation from the Norway spruce and used especially formerly in medicinal plasters
2 : resin from any of various pines or firs sometimes mixed with other substances (such as turpentine)
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Origin and Etymology of burgundy pitch
translation of French poix de Bourgogne
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