Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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TAP
Construct:
Verb
Definition:
To beg, to
touch
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Use:
He tapped me for a
sprazi
.
He begged a sixpence from me.
Derivation:
'Tap' - to apply to, to solicit.
(Concise Oxford Dictionary)
. On the tap, begging for money.
(Partridge)
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