Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A two-toned drink consisting of a layer of ale topped by a layer of stout.
- noun A member of a paramilitary force recruited in Britain and sent to Ireland as part of the Royal Irish Constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921.
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- noun A member of the
RIC Britishirregular army group, operating against Irishrepublicans in the War of Independence 1920/21. - noun Ireland A drink combining
stout andale .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Sense 2, from the colors of the original uniforms of the force, which combined khaki army trousers with dark-colored police jackets and caps due to lack of supply.]
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