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tattoo (2)

tat·too [ ta t, tə t ]


noun  (plural tat·toos)
Definition:
 
1. military evening military display for entertainment: a military display, often with a variety of items, performed as an entertainment, usually in the evening

2. call to return to quarters: a bugle or drum call that tells soldiers to return to their quarters in the evening

3. regular beating on surface: a steady rhythmic beating made on a surface such as a drum
the tattoo of rain on a flat roof



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle tat·tooed, present participle tat·too·ing, 3rd person present singular tat·toos)
Definition:
 
beat something with steady rhythm: to beat a steady rhythm, or beat with a steady rhythm on something such as a drum

[Mid-17th century. < Dutch taptoe "shut the tap (of the beer barrel)," a signal at closing time in taverns]
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