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81tap up — (informal) To make a covert approach to a potential employee • • • Main Entry: ↑tap …
82tap cinder — noun Slag produced in a puddling furnace • • • Main Entry: ↑tap …
83tap-dressing — tapˈ dressing noun Well dressing • • • Main Entry: ↑tap …
84tap stock — noun Government bonds, etc to which the public can subscribe at any time • • • Main Entry: ↑tap …
85tap|a|de|ra — «TAP uh DAIR uh», noun, plural ras. a heavy leather housing for the front of a stirrup of a Mexican saddle, to keep the foot from slipping forward and to protect it against thorny underbrush. ╂[< Spanish tapadera < tapar to cover] …
86tap|es|tried — «TAP uh streed», adjective. 1. adorned with or as if with tapestry: »tapestried walls. 2. woven in the manner of tapestry: »elaborately tapestried quilts …
87tap|e|ti — «TAP uh tee», noun. a small South American rabbit. ╂[< Tupi (Brazil) tapeti] …
88tap|hole — «TAP HOHL», noun. 1. a hole in a steelmaking furnace, ladle, or pot through which molten metal or slag may be tapped. 2. a hole made in a maple or other tree to collect the sap …
89tap|house — «TAP HOWS», noun. Especially British. 1. a place where liquor is sold and drunk; bar. 2. one of the rooms in a tavern; taproom; barroom; bar …
90tap|i|o|ca — «TAP ih OH kuh», noun. a starchy, granular food obtained from the root of the cassava plant. It is used especially in puddings, for thickening soups, and as a postage stamp adhesive. ╂[ultimately < Tupi (Brazil) tipioca] …
