pitapat (third-person singular simple present pitapats, present participle pitapatting, simple past and past participle pitapatted)
Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
pitapat (plural pitapats)
Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
pitapat (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
• apitpat
Source: Wiktionary
Pit"a*pat`, adv. Etym: [An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.]
Definition: In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." L'Estrange.
Pit"a*pat`, n.
Definition: A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The pitapat of a pretty foot." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
