TICKTACK

ticktack

(noun) system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks

tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat

(verb) make a sound like a clock or a timer; “the clocks were ticking”; “the grandfather clock beat midnight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

ticktack (uncountable)

A kind of backgammon played with both men and pegs.

Synonyms: tricktrack, trictrac

Etymology 2

Interjection

ticktack

Dated form of tick tock.

Noun

ticktack (plural ticktacks)

A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.

Source: Wiktionary

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Tick"tack`, n. Etym: [See Tick to beat, to pat, and (for sense 2) cf. Tricktrack.]

1. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.

2. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack. A game at ticktack with words. Milton.

Tick"tack`, adv.

Definition: With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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