tar-and-feather en · VERB
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of tar and feather.
alt 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
1884, Mark Twain, chapter XI, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tar-and-feathers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tar-and-feathered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tar-and-feathered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| tar-and-feathering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tarring-and-feathering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tars-and-feathers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tarred-and-feathered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tarred-and-feathered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |