tarred-and-feathered (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tarred-and-feathered*:
ADJECTIVE	all	tarred-and-feathered	smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment

English > *tarred-and-feathered*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment.
Example	"the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch"
Broader	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)

HyperDic: tarred-and-feathered