tar-and-feather

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tar-and-feather

verb tar-and-feathers · tars-and-feathers · tar-and-feathering · tarring-and-feathering · tar-and-feathered

alternative Alternative form of tar and feather The villagers had a strong desire to tar-and-feather Injun Joe and ride him on a rail, for body-snatching, but so formidable was his character that nobody could be found who was willing to take the lead in the matter, so it was dropped

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@misc{tar_and_feather_2026,
  title = {tar-and-feather},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tar-and-feather},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}