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| taps [ taps ] |
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1. signal for lights out: a bugle call or other signal given at the end of the day, especially in a military camp, as an order that lights should be put out
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2. signal at funeral: a bugle call or other signal given at a funeral or memorial service, especially a military one
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| [Early 19th century. <tap1, or alteration of taptoo, variant of tattoo2] |
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