Black and Tan

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Black and Tan

n. pl. Black and Tans

A member of a paramilitary force recruited in Britain and sent to Ireland as part of the Royal Irish Constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921.

[From the color of their uniform.]

black and tan

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a mixture of stout or porter and ale

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Black and Tan - 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

military recruit, recruit - a recently enlisted soldier

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