pine-tar rag

• Término histórico que designa un trapo empapado en resina de pino, usado antiguamente como antorcha rudimentaria, para avivar el fuego o para impermeabilizar. La expresión está en gran medida en desuso en el lenguaje cotidiano actual.

A historical term referring to a rag soaked in pine tar, historically used as a primitive torch, fire starter, or for waterproofing. The phrase is largely obsolete in modern everyday language.

1. Historical baseball termC2informalamerican

   A rag soaked in pine tar, famously used by baseball player George Brett in the 1983 'Pine Tar Incident' to improve his grip on the bat. The term refers to the controversy over the amount of pine tar on the bat.

   Trapo de pez (béisbol)

   • The umpire disallowed the home run because of the pine-tar rag on the bat.
   • The pine-tar rag incident is one of the most famous moments in baseball history.
   • Fans still argue about the pine-tar rag rule decades later.