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Black and Tans en · NOUN

Etymology

From the colours of their uniforms.

Meanings

(plural, plural-only) Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921, to suppress revolution in Ireland.
(form-of, plural, rare) plural of Black and Tan
form of Black and Tan

Relateds

Tans · black and tan