2. A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); — so called from a knob on the lid, though to resemble a crested hen. [Scot.] Jamieson.
TAPPOON
Tap*poon", n. [Sp. tampón a stopper.] (Irrigation)
Defn: A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow a field. [U. S.]
TAPROOM
Tap"room`, n.
Defn: A room where liquors are kept on tap; a barroom. The ambassador was put one night into a miserable taproom, full of soldiers smoking. Macaulay.
TAPROOT
Tap"root`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
TAPSTER Tap"ster, n. Etym: [AS. tæppestre a female tapster. See Tap a plug, pipe, and -ster.]
Defn: One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.
TAQUA-NUT
Ta"qua-nut`, n. (Bot.)