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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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