naval stores
Noun
Meaning
naval stores pl (plural only)
Products obtained from oleoresin obtained from conifers, especially pines.
Examples
It supplied two-thirds of the world's cotton, which was in high demand for textiles, along with tobacco, sugar, and naval stores (such as turpentine).
However, the British did sell naval stores and munitions to the American government.
New York's Governor Hunter had also helped with these arrangements: the workers were to manufacture naval stores (e.
They grew tobacco, and sold timber and tar, both categories of naval stores needed by England.