Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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TAPE
Construct:
Verb
Definition:
To take one's measure, to size up (figurative sense).
Use:
I have him taped all right.
I have taken his measure.
Derivation:
Possibly military - taping the lines in advance in the First World War. Or Old English 'Taeppe' (slang) - to sum up.
(Concise Oxford Dictionary)
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