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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Tappit hen

· Tap·pit hen · IPA
01 A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.
  1. 1.
    A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.[Scot.]
  2. 2.
    A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen.[Scot.]