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| tat·too [ ta t, tə t ] |
noun (plural tat·toos) |
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1. military evening military display for entertainment: a military display, often with a variety of items, performed as an entertainment, usually in the evening
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2. call to return to quarters: a bugle or drum call that tells soldiers to return to their quarters in the evening
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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
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle tat·tooed, present participle tat·too·ing, 3rd person present singular tat·toos) |
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beat something with steady rhythm: to beat a steady rhythm, or beat with a steady rhythm on something such as a drum
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| [Mid-17th century. < Dutch taptoe "shut the tap (of the beer barrel)," a signal at closing time in taverns] |
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