- black-and-tan
- adjectivehaving a pattern of black and tan• Similar to: ↑patterned
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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective1. of a dog's coat : having a dominant color pattern that occurs typically in the dachshund, doberman, bloodhound, Manchester terrier, and several other breeds, the body being black with deep tan or rusty red on feet, breeching, and cheek patches, above eyes, and inside ears2. often capitalized B&T : favoring or practicing proportional representation of whites and Negroes in politicsin the campaign of 1912 the Roosevelt supporters in the southern states broke away from the black-and-tan regulars and excluded Negroes from the bolting conventions — D.D.McKean
— opposed to lily-white3. : frequented by both Negroes and whitesa black-and-tan bar
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/blak"euhn tan"/, adj.1. (of a dog) of a black color with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, feet, and breech.2. Informal. composed of or frequented by both blacks and whites: a black-and-tan musical revue of the 1920s.[1855-60]* * *
black-and-tanˈ adjective and noun1. (a dog) having black hair on the back, and tan or yellowish-brown elsewhere2. (usu Black and Tan) (of) an armed auxiliary policeman in Ireland in the 1920s (from his khaki uniform with black cap and armlet)nounA drink that is a mixture of ale and stout or porter• • •Main Entry: ↑black
Useful english dictionary. 2012.