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Definition of Tar-and-feather
1. Verb. Smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment. "The thief was tarred and feathered"
Definition of Tar-and-feather
1. Verb. To cover a person in sticky tar, then covered in feathers which stick to the tar. An archaic means of humiliating a person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tar-and-feather
Literary usage of Tar-and-feather
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Politics and Politicians: A Succinct History of the Politics of Illinois by David W. Lusk (1884)
"... of the Paper—An Attempt to Tar and Feather Lovejoy—Meeting of the Citizens of
Alton to Compel him to Abandon the Publication of bis Paper—A Bravo Speech ..."
2. Politics and Politicians: A Succinct History of the Politics of Illinois by David W. Lusk (1884)
"... of the Paper—An Attempt to Tar and Feather Lovejoy—Meeting of the Citizens of
Alton to Compel htm to Abandon the Publication of his Paper—A Brave Speech ..."
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