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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Scots A crested hen.
  2. n. Scots A large mug with a knobbed lid.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A hen with a crest or topknot.
  2. n. A vessel for liquor, containing two Scottish pints, or about three quarts English.
  3. n. Hence A large or liberal allowance of liquor, especially wine.

Etymologies

  1. Scots tappit, crested (variant of topped, past participle of top1) + hen. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “But come, gentlemen, don't let the tappit-hen scraugh to be emptied.”

    A Legend of Montrose

  • “-- But come, gentlemen, don't let the tappit-hen scraugh to be emptied.”

    A Legend of Montrose

  • “Their bind was just a Scots pint over-head, and a tappit-hen to the bill, and no man ever saw them the waur o't.”

    St. Ronan's Well

  • “Their bind was just a Scots pint over-head, and a tappit-hen to the bill, and no man ever saw them the waur o’t.”

    Saint Ronan's Well

  • “But come, gentlemen, don’t let the tappit-hen scraugh to be emptied.”

    A Legend of Montrose

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  • sionnach a crested hen, or a large bottle or jar of wine or spirits. Jun 11, 2009

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