Found 2 hits - Term: on tap, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tap \tap\, n. as. taeppa, akin to d. tap, g. zapfen, ohg.
zapfo, dan. tap, sw. tapp, icel. tappi. cf. tampion,
tip.
1. a hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
1913 webster
2. a plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or
the like; a faucet.
1913 webster
3. liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or
quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. colloq.
1913 webster
4. a place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a
bar. colloq.
1913 webster
5. mech. a tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut,
consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved
longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.
1913 webster
on tap.
a ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap.
b broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on
tap.
plug tap mech., a screw-cutting tap with a slightly
tapering end.
tap bolt, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the
other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of
passing through the part and receiving a nut. see illust.
under bolt.
tap cinder metal., the slag of a puddling furnace.
1913 webster
see also:
tampion tip on tap plug tap tap bolt bolt
tap cinder
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
on tap
adj 1: of liquids available by turning a tap; "ale on tap"; "hot
and cold running water on tap" syn: on tapp
2: available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap";
"other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap";
"there are numerous projects on tap" syn: on tapp
see also:
on tapp
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