verb
- Smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment.
- usage: "The thief was tarred and feathered"
- synonyms: tar-and-feather
adjective
- Smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment.
- usage: "the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch"
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