tap-lashn.
/ˈtaplaʃ/ Now dialect.† 2. Applied contemptuously to a publican. Obsolete.
1. figurative.1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 227 This the Tap-lash of what he said.1787 G. Colman Prose Several Occasions III. 157 Thou..draw'st the taplash of another's brains.
a. The ‘lashings’ or washings of casks or glasses; dregs or refuse of liquor; very weak or stale beer.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > refuse part of anything
dreg1531
tail1542
excrement1576
lee1593
garbage1598
recrement1599
tap-lash1623
ground1629
gross1708
tailings1889
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > dregs or lees in vessel or cask > dregs of ale or beer
tap-wort1582
tap-lash1623
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > weak or inferior beer
small beer1498
small drinkc1525
tap-lash1623
pritch1673
grout1674
belch1706
whip-belly1738
penny-whip1786
swipes1796
strike-me-dead1824
inky-pinky1835
swankey1841
suds1904
near-beer1909
1623 J. Taylor New Discouery by Sea B vij To murder men with drinking, with such a deale of complementall oratory, As, off with your Cup, winde vp your bottome, vp with your taplash, and many more eloquent phrases.
1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia generalis (1693) 597 Very tap~lash; dead drink.
1813 Sporting Mag. 42 118 Liquors of all denominations from champagne to humble tap-lash.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Tap-lash, thick small beer; poor, vapid liquor of any kind.
b. attributive or adj.
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1642 in J. B. Williams Eng. Journalism (1908) 36 They have filled the City..with the fruits of their taplush inventions.
1673 Bp. S. Parker Reproof Rehearsal Transprosed 197 Bandied up and down by the School-men in their taplash disputes.
1682 E. Hickeringill Mushroom 11 Stale Taplash Droppings, old and sowr.
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the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > inn or tavern keeping > innkeeper
tappera1000
tapsterc1000
wifeOE
taverner1340
gannekerc1380
tippler1396
alewifec1400
vintnerc1430
alehouse-keeperc1440
ale-taker1454
innholder1463
cellarman1547
ale draper?1593
pint pot1598
ale-man1600
nick-pot1602
tavern-keeper1611
beer-monger1622
kaniker1630
ordinary keeper1644
padrone1670
tap-lash?1680
ale-dame1694
public house keeper1704
bar-keeper1712
publican1728
tavern-man1755
Boniface1795
knight of the spigot1821
licensed victualler1824
thermopolite1832
bar-keep1846
saloon-keeper1849
posadero1851
Wirt1858
bung1860
changer1876
patron1878
bar-tender1883
soda-jerker1883
bar steward1888
pub-keeper1913
?1680 No Money, No Friend (single sheet) Each Tap-lach..Would cringe and bow, and swear to be My Servant to Eternity.
1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 320 Thus is it not evident, Tap-lashes don't thrive..?
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