tar-and-feather (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 35
def smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers
def done in some societies as punishment
examples The thief was tarred and feathered
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
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Entailment cover
Hypernym punish, penalize, penalise
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Hyponym punish, penalize, penalise

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