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rataplan

(rat′ə plan′)

noun

the beating of a drum, or a sound like this

Origin: Fr: echoic of drumming

intransitive verb, transitive verb rataplanned, rataplanning

to make such a sound (on)

See rataplan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A tattoo, as of a drum, the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.

Origin:

Origin: French, of imitative origin

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