tar and feather

Verb

 * 1)  To cover (a person) in sticky tar, then cover in feathers which stick to the tar; an archaic means of humiliating a person.
 * 2) * 1855 — George A. Smith, Journal of Discourses, Volume 3 "Preaching the Gospel"
 * "O," say they, "if you talk with a Mormon Elder, you are sure to get worsted; tar and feather them, mob them, and stone them out of the country, for if you listen to them, you will be deceived."