| 1. | Usually, Black and Tans. an armed force of about 6000 soldiers sent by the British government to Ireland in June, 1920, to suppress revolutionary activity: so called from the colors of their uniform. |
| 2. | a member of this force. |
| 3. | (lowercase ) a drink made of equal parts of ale and stout or porter. |
| 4. | (lowercase) a black-and-tan dog. |
[blak-uhn-tan] 
| 1. | (of a dog) of a black color with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, feet, and breech. |
| 2. | Informal. composed of or frequented by both blacks and whites: a black-and-tan musical revue of the 1920s. |
| Black and Tan n. pl. Black and Tans 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. [From the color of their uniform.] |