·noun A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.].
a passion. Var. Dial. He went away in a big. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·vt To make or cause to taper. II. Taper ·noun A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; henc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun The great woolly mullein (Verbascum Thapsus). ...