TAPPIT-HEN


Meaning of TAPPIT-HEN in English

/tap"it hen'/ , n. Scot.

1. a hen with a crest or topknot.

2. a tankard, esp. a large one, with a knob or ornament projecting from the top of its lid.

[ 1715-25; tappit (Scots var. of topped; see TOP 1 , -ED 3 ) + HEN ]

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