tappit-hen

== Scots == === Noun === tappit-hen (plural tappit-hens) A crested hen, or a hen with a top tuft of feathers. A tappit hen; a large bottle or jar of wine or spirits, generally one three times the size of a normal bottle. ==== References ==== Charles Mackay, A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch (Edinburgh, 1888), p. 228.