galipot

2 definitions found

galipot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Galipot \Gal"i*pot\, n. [F. galipot; cf. OF. garipot the wild
     pine or pitch tree.]
     An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of
     pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential
     oil. When purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch,
     or Burgundy pitch.
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  Barras \Bar"ras\, n. [F.]
     A resin, called also galipot.
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