MALTHA

maltha. Maltha, n. a species of mineral pitch, a small shark

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‖Mal″tha (măl″thȧ), n. [[L., fr. Gr. μάλθα.]] 1. 1. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.
2. 2. Mortar. Holland.