black and tans

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Definition of black and tans in English English dictionary

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

a British military force that was active in Ireland from 1918 to 1920, opposing the people who were fighting for independence

Related Terms

Black and Tan

A drink combining stout and ale

Black and Tan

A member of the RIC British irregular army group, operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21

black and tan

An alcoholic beverage made from a dark and a light malt, typically Guinness or Beamish stout (black) and Bass or Harp ale (tan). In the United Kingdom, the liquids are mixed together. In the U.S., the heavier liquid fills the bottom of the glass, and the other is poured over a spoon to avoid mixing

Not only did the Dublin barkeeps not make a shamrock in the foam, they claimed to not even know what a black and tan was.

Black and Tan

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. Member of a British auxiliary force employed in Ireland against the republicans (1920-21). When Irish nationalist agitation intensified after World War I, many Irish police resigned and were replaced by these temporary English recruits, who dressed in a mixed "black and tan" outfit because of a shortage of uniforms. In their efforts to thwart the terrorism of the Irish Republican Army, the Black and Tans themselves engaged in brutal reprisals

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

Turkish pronunciation

bläk ınd tänz

Pronunciation

/ˈblak ənd ˈtanz/ /ˈblæk ənd ˈtænz/

Etymology

() *From the colours of their uniforms.