TARRED-AND-FEATHERED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tarred-and-feathered mean? 

• TARRED-AND-FEATHERED (adjective)
  The adjective TARRED-AND-FEATHERED has 1 sense:

1. smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment

  Familiarity information: TARRED-AND-FEATHERED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TARRED-AND-FEATHERED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment

Context example:

the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch

Similar:

punished (subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience))