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1. of a dog's coat : having a dominant color pattern that occurs typically in the dachshund, doberman, bloodhound, Manchester terrier, and several other breeds, the body being black with deep tan or rusty red on feet, breeching, and cheek patches, above eyes, and inside ears
2. often capitalized B&T : favoring or practicing proportional representation of whites and Negroes in politics
in the campaign of 1912 the Roosevelt supporters in the southern states broke away from the black-and-tan regulars and excluded Negroes from the bolting conventions — D.D.McKean
— opposed to lily-white
3. : frequented by both Negroes and whites
a black-and-tan bar