| 单词 |
tappit |
| 释义 |
tappit, ppl. a. Sc.|ˈtæpɪt| = topped ppl. a.; esp. crested, tufted; chiefly in the collocation tappit hen, (a) a hen having a crest or topknot; (b) a drinking-vessel having a lid with a knob; spec. one containing a Scotch quart.
1721Ramsay Ode to the Ph― iii, That mutchkin stoup it hauds but dribs, Then let's get in the tappit hen. 1794Burns Lines on Tumbler ii. 1814Scott Wav. xi, A huge pewter measuring-pot, containing at least three English quarts, familiarly denominated a tappit hen. 1821Galt Ann. Parish ii, His head powdered and frizzled up like a tappit-hen. 1906Athenæum 30 June 803/3 Of genuine old pewter..here are..flagons, tappit-hens, toddy-ladles. |

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