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Bookmark or Share- What is Tarring and Feathering? - Historical IndexTarring and feathering is a form of punishment which was developed in 12th century England. It spread across feudal Europe, and was also practiced in many European colonies, once Europeans began exploring and colonizing the globe. In this punishment, the victim was stripped, painted with hot tar, and then covered in feathers which stuck to the tar.
- TARRED definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryHaving a surface of tar.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
- TAR | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryTAR definition: 1. a black substance, sticky when hot, used especially for making roads 2. one of the poisonous…. Learn more.
- Tarring and feathering - WikipediaTarring and feathering is a form of public torture where a victim is stripped naked, or stripped to the waist, while wood tar (sometimes hot) is either poured or painted onto the person. The victim then either has feathers thrown on them or is rolled around on a pile of feathers so that they stick to the tar.
- Tarred Definition & Meaning - YourDictionarySimple past tense and past participle of tar. You look like you've been tarred and feathered. Posts that are to be fixed in the ground should have their buried ends either charred or else well tarred.
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