tappit-hen

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tap′it hen′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tap•pit-hen  (tap′it hen′),USA pronunciation n. [Scot.]
  1. Animal Husbandry, Scottish Termsa hen with a crest or topknot.
  2. Scottish Termsa tankard, esp. a large one, with a knob or ornament projecting from the top of its lid.
  • 1715–25; tappit (Scots variant of topped; see top1, -ed3) + hen


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