tappit-hen

See also: tappit hen

Scots

Noun

tappit-hen (plural tappit-hens)

1. A crested hen, or a hen with a top tuft of feathers.
2. A tappit hen; a large bottle or jar of wine or spirits, generally one three times the size of a normal bottle.

References

Charles Mackay, A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch (Edinburgh, 1888), p. 228.