tans

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of tan
2. (British, Ireland, plural, plural-only)The Black and Tans, a British irregular army group operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21.

   “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.”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of tan