Black and Tans

See also: black-and-tans and black and tans

English

Etymology

From the colours of their uniforms.

Noun

Black and Tans

1. (plurale tantum) 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. (rare) plural of Black and Tan

See also

• black and tan (drink)
• Tans