Black and Tan

noun

an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921

• Hypernyms: ↑recruit, ↑military recruit

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I. noun

Etymology: black-and-tan

1. often capitalized B&T : a black-and-tan dog; specifically : a black-and-tan hound

2. usually black-and-tan : a nightclub frequented by both Negroes and whites

3. often capitalized B&T : a member of the black-and-tan faction of the Republican party in the southern U.S. — opposed to lily-white

4. capitalized B&T : a recruit enlisted in England in 1920-21 for service in the Royal Irish Constabulary against the armed movement for Irish independence

II. noun

chiefly Britain : a drink consisting of a dark beer (as stout or porter) and ale or beer of a paler color

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1. Usually, Black and Tans. an armed force of about 6000 soldiers sent by the British government to Ireland in June, 1920, to suppress revolutionary activity: so called from the colors of their uniform.

2. a member of this force.

3. (l.c.) a drink made of equal parts of ale and stout or porter.

4. (l.c.) a black-and-tan dog.

[1880-85 for def. 4]

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Black and Tan,

1. the constabulary troops sent by the British government in 1920-21 to Ireland to put down the rebellion against the British.

2. a member of these troops.

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n.

1) a terrier of a breed with a black back and tan markings on face, flanks, and legs

2) a drink composed of stout (or porter) and ale

3) informal an event or establishment that is attended or frequented by both blacks and whites

takes this guy out to the black and tan every night | [as adj.] | a black and tan nightclub

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ˌblack and ˈtan 7 [black and tan] noun uncountable, countable (BrE)

an alcoholic drink made by mixing dark beer called ↑bitter with very dark beer called ↑stout