TICKTACKS

Noun

ticktacks

plural of ticktack

Source: Wiktionary


TICKTACK

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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