tappit-hen

[ tap-it-hen ]
/ ˈtæp ɪtˌhɛn /

noun Scot.

a hen with a crest or topknot.
a tankard, especially a large one, with a knob or ornament projecting from the top of its lid.

Origin of tappit-hen

1715–25; tappit (Scots variant of topped; see top1, -ed3) + hen

Words nearby tappit-hen

Example sentences from the Web for tappit-hen

  • Their bind was just a Scots pint over-head, and a tappit-hen to the bill, and no man ever saw them the waur o't.

    St. Ronan's Well |Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for tappit-hen

tappit-hen
/ (ˈtæpɪtˈhɛn) /

noun Scot

a hen with a crest
a pewter tankard, usually with a distinctive knob on the lid

Word Origin for tappit-hen

C18: from Scottish tappit topped, crested + hen