English Explanatory Dictionary

tar and feather

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cover (a person) in sticky tar, then cover in feathers which stick to the tar; an archaic means of humiliating a person.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tar and feather.wav

Word forms

tar and feather tars and feathers tarring and feathering tarred and feathered tar-and-feather

Related words

ride on a rail
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