black-and-tan
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Black′ and Tan′
n., pl. Black and Tans.
a member of an armed force sent by the British government to Ireland in 1920 to suppress revolutionary activity: so called from the color of their uniforms.
black′-and-tan′
adj.
(of a dog) being of a black color with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, feet, and breech.
[1855–60]
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