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单词 tappit-hen
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tappit-hen

[ tap-it-hen ]
/ ˈtæp ɪtˌhɛn /

noun Scot.

a hen with a crest or topknot.
a tankard, especially a large one, with a knob or ornament projecting from the top of its lid.

Origin of tappit-hen

1715–25; tappit (Scots variant of topped;see top1, -ed3) + hen

Words nearby tappit-hen

Tappan Zee, tapper, tappet, tapping, tapping up, tappit-hen, taproom, taproot, taps, tapsal-teerie, tapster
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Example sentences from the Web for tappit-hen

  • 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|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for tappit-hen

tappit-hen
/ (ˈtæpɪtˈhɛn) /

noun Scot

a hen with a crest
a pewter tankard, usually with a distinctive knob on the lid

Word Origin for tappit-hen

C18: from Scottish tappit topped, crested + hen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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