English Explanatory Dictionary

Black and Tans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921, to suppress revolution in Ireland.
  2. plural of Black and Tan
noun
  1. plural of black and tan

Word forms

Black and Tans

Etymology

From the colours of their uniforms.

Related words

black and tan Tans
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