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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment;
- Example: "The thief was tarred and feathered"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tar-and-feather
    v 1: smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in
         some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and
         feathered"