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rataplan (iou)



rataplan noun & verb. M19.
[French, of imit. origin.]
A. noun. A drumming or beating noise; a tattoo. M19.
b. verb. Infl. -nn-.
verb trans. Play (a tune) (as) on a drum. M19.
verb intrans. Make a rataplan. L19.