Tarring

Tarring
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]


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