tans
/tˈænz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The Black and Tans, a British irregular army group operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21.
British usage
Example Sentences
- "Intuitively, on Bloody Sunday, the Tans recognized where their trouble lay: the Irish were playing their own game once again."
- "Close quarter fighting did not suit them. It does not suit the Essex or the Tans."
- "The Dawn contains two problems for its male protagonists: namely, Ireland's fight against the British forces, the RIC, and the Tans, and the patriotic commitment of the Malone family's sons."
Usage
- British usage