Reference meaning
Black and Tans
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Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921, to suppress revolution in Ireland.
Other meanings
2. noun
plural of Black and Tan
3. noun
plural of black and tan
4. noun
plural of black-and-tan
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