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Tappan

American  
[tap-uhn] / ˈtæp ən /

noun

  1. Arthur, 1786–1865, and his brother Lewis, 1788–1873, U.S. businessmen, philanthropists, and abolitionists.


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Tappan Street, running only his third race, won the Florida Derby on Saturday by 1 ¼ lengths beating favorite Sovereignty followed by Neoequos and Madaket Road.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

As we left the concert hall, a group of students had started a campfire in Tappan Square.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2024

When I asked the owner, Heidi Tappan, why there was such an emphasis on these products, she told that me her family saw the famed monster back in 1988.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022

“Most people don’t use them, don’t care,” Tappan says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

The old prison wall was studded with nine of these towers; there was a total of eighteen towers, including the ugly new square ones around Tappan.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover