tar and feather

tar and feather
To cover a person in sticky tar, then covered in feathers which stick to the tar. An archaic means of humiliating a person.

"O," say they, "if you talk with a Mormon Elder, you are sure to get worsted; tar and feather them, mob them, and stone them out of the country, for if you listen to them, you will be deceived."


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  • tar and feather — ► tar and feather smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. Main Entry: ↑tar …   English terms dictionary

  • tar and feather — phrasal : to smear (a person) with tar and cover with feathers as a punishment or indignity tarred and feathered them and rode them out of town on a rail * * * tar and feather see under ↑tar1 • • • Main Entry: ↑feather tar and feather To smear… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tar-and-feather — verb To cover a person in sticky tar, then covered in feathers which stick to the tar. An archaic means of humiliating a person. The villagers had a strong desire to tar and feather Injun Joe and ride him on a rail, for body snatching, but so… …   Wiktionary

  • tar and feather — punish severely The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who didn t do their homework …   Idioms and examples

  • tar and feather someone — phrase in the past, to cover someone with tar and feathers as a punishment Thesaurus: punishment of being hithyponym Main entry: tar * * * tar and feather (someone) 1 : to cover (someone) with tar and then with feathers as an old fas …   Useful english dictionary

  • tar and feather somebody — tar and ˈfeather sb idiom to put ↑tar on sb then cover them with feathers, as a punishment Main entry: ↑taridiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • tar and feather — smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. → tar …   English new terms dictionary

  • tar-and-feather — verb smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment The thief was tarred and feathered • Hypernyms: ↑punish, ↑penalize, ↑penalise • Entailment: ↑cover …   Useful english dictionary

  • tar and feather — phrasal to smear (a person) with tar and cover with feathers as a punishment or indignity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tar and feather — idi to coat (a person) with tar and feathers as a punishment or humiliation …   From formal English to slang

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