TAPE[TAGAE]
·add. ·vt to cover (a wire) with insulating tape. II. Tape ·add. ·vt To furnish with tape; to faste...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Red tape; brandy. Blue or white tape; gin. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·adj Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. ·see Red tape, under Red, ·adj. ...
Gin. ...
Geneva. ...
A term amongst smugglers for hollands or gin. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book