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1 tar and feather someone
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n. teer; pikbroek, matroos--------v. terentar1[ ta:] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 teer————————tar2〈werkwoord; tarred〉♦voorbeelden:
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tar and feather someone — phrase in the past, to cover someone with tar and feathers as a punishment Thesaurus: punishment of being hithyponym Main entry: tar * * * tar and feather (someone) 1 : to cover (someone) with tar and then with feathers as an old fas … Useful english dictionary
tar and feather — ► tar and feather smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. Main Entry: ↑tar … English terms dictionary
tar and feather somebody — tar and ˈfeather sb idiom to put ↑tar on sb then cover them with feathers, as a punishment Main entry: ↑taridiom … Useful english dictionary
tar and feather — phrasal : to smear (a person) with tar and cover with feathers as a punishment or indignity tarred and feathered them and rode them out of town on a rail * * * tar and feather see under ↑tar1 • • • Main Entry: ↑feather tar and feather To smear… … Useful english dictionary
tar and feather — verb To cover a person in sticky tar, then covered in feathers which stick to the tar. An archaic means of humiliating a person. O, say they, if you talk with a Mormon Elder, you are sure to get worsted; tar and feather them, mob them, and stone… … Wiktionary
tar-and-feather — verb To cover a person in sticky tar, then covered in feathers which stick to the tar. An archaic means of humiliating a person. The villagers had a strong desire to tar and feather Injun Joe and ride him on a rail, for body snatching, but so… … Wiktionary
tar and feather — punish severely The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who didn t do their homework … Idioms and examples
To tar and feather a person — Feather Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To tar and feather a person — Tar Tar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tarring}.] To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. [1913 Webster] {To tar and feather a person}. See under {Feather}, v. t. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tar and feather — smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. → tar … English new terms dictionary
tar-and-feather — verb smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment The thief was tarred and feathered • Hypernyms: ↑punish, ↑penalize, ↑penalise • Entailment: ↑cover … Useful english dictionary