'Tappit hen' definitions:

Definition of 'Tappit hen'

From: GCIDE
  • Tappit hen \Tap"pit hen`\
  • 1. A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
  • 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.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]