RATAPLAN

rataplan, rub-a-dub, drumbeat

(noun) the sound made by beating a drum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rataplan (plural rataplans)

A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.

Verb

rataplan (third-person singular simple present rataplans, present participle rataplanning, simple past and past participle rataplanned)

To drum repeatedly.

Source: Wiktionary


Ra`ta`plan", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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