Black and Tans

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the Black and Tans a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin

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Word Origin for Black and Tans

name suggested by the colour of their uniforms and the Black and Tans hunt in Munster

Words nearby Black and Tans

black alder, blackamoor, black-and-blue, black and tan, black and tan coonhound, Black and Tans, black-and-tan terrier, black and white, black arm, black art, Black Arts Movement

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The world that Black Dynamite lives in is not the most PC place to be in.
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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
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As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
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How far has Congress really evolved on race when in 50 years it has gone from one black senator to two?
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Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
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The lady in black was reading her morning devotions on the porch of a neighboring bathhouse.
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She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
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The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.
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A little black girl sat on the floor, and with her hands worked the treadle of the machine.
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