tappit hen en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed and modified from Scots tappit-hen.
Meanings
- (rare) A bottle of wine in the port wine trade containing 2.25 liters of fluid, three times the volume of a standard bottle.
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(Scotland) A hen with a tuft of feathers on her head.
Blyth , blyth , blyth was she, Blyth was she but and ben; And well the loo'd a Hawick gill, And leugh to see a tappit hen
a. 1740, unknown author, Andro and his Cutty Gun:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tappit hens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
tregnum (bottle) · Marie Jeanne (bottle)