"tap the admiral" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: taps the admiral [present, singular, third-person], tapping the admiral [participle, present], tapped the admiral [participle, past], tapped the admiral [past]
Etymology: John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) mentions a tale of this having been done with the rum cask in which Lord Nelson's body was brought to England. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tap the admiral (third-person singular simple present taps the admiral, present participle tapping the admiral, simple past and past participle tapped the admiral)
  1. (nautical, slang) To steal some liquor from a cask that is in storage or transit. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nautical
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