Tāp’pit-hēn, n.
n. 1. A crested hen. [Scot.]
Sense 2. A drinking-cup holding three quarts (according to some authors, one quart);—so called from the knob on the lid supposed to resemble a crested hen. [Scot.] W. Scott.
Sense 3. A glass bottle holding three quarts. W. Scott.