Black and Tans
- an armed force recruited by the British government to fight Sinn Fein in Ireland in 1920-1. Their harsh methods caused an outcry in Britain and America.爱尔兰“黑棕部队”（英国政府1920-1921年招募的军队, 用以镇压爱尔兰新芬党; 其严厉手段在英国和美国引起强烈抗议）。
词源
so named because of the mixture of military khaki and black constabulary colours of their uniform.