tar and feather
Verb
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Verb
- (transitive) To cover (a person) in sticky tar, then cover in feathers which stick to the tar; an archaic means of humiliating a person.
- 1855 — George A. Smith, Journal of Discourses, Volume 3 "Preaching the Gospel"
- "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."
- 1855 — George A. Smith, Journal of Discourses, Volume 3 "Preaching the Gospel"
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