Tan, an order to pull.—Anglo-Indian.
Tanner, a sixpence. Perhaps Gipsy, TAWNO, little, or Latin, TENER, slender.
Tanny, or TEENY, little. Gipsy, TAWNO, little.
Tantrems, pranks, capers, frolicking; from the Tarantula dance. See account of the involuntary frenzy and motions caused by the bite of the tarantula in Italy.—Penny Cyclopædia.
Tantrums, ill-tempers. “He’s in his TANTRUMS this morning,” is often said of a peevish, querulous man. They are not peculiar to the one sex, however.
Tap the Admiral, to suck liquor from a cask by means of a straw, said to have been done with the rum-cask in which Lord Nelson’s body was brought to England, to such an extent as to leave the gallant Admiral dry.
Tap-tub, the Morning Advertiser,—so called by vulgar people from the fact that this daily newspaper is the principal organ of the London brewers and publicans. Sometimes termed the Gin and Gospel Gazette, though this title is fast fading out since the paper has been in the hands of its present editor.
Tape, gin,—term with female servants. Also, a military term used in barracks when no spirits are allowed. See [RIBBON].
Taper, to give over gradually, to run short.
Taradiddle, a falsehood.