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tar-and-feather

 

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Verb tar-and-feather has 1 sense
  1. tar-and-feather - smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered"
    --1 is one way to
    punish, penalize, penalise
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody

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tar-and-feather

Noun (popular)

1. A form of punishment in which a person is covered in tar and then covered with feathers as a means of public humiliation.

Example sentence: The notorious criminal was tar-and-feathered by the angry mob.

Verb (popular)

1. To punish or publicly shame someone by covering them in tar and feathers.

Example sentence: The vigilantes planned to tar-and-feather the corrupt politician.

Noun (local)

1. A traditional event or festival in some local communities where participants are covered in tar and feathers for entertainment purposes.

Example sentence: The annual village fair included a tar-and-feather competition.

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