rataplan
a sound of or as of the beating of a drum.
to produce such a sound.
Origin of rataplan
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How to use rataplan in a sentence
It's much too fine, really, to go anywhere except to the rataplan and play golf.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse | John Reed ScottA little drummer boy was marching at the head of a procession, gaily rolling his rataplan.
The Eternal City | Hall CaineOf course, I sprang from rataplan's back and ordered the groom to lead him back into the stables.
The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard | Arthur Conan DoyleThe old horse, rataplan, knew me so well that he had started off before ever I gave the first shake to the bridle.
The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard | Arthur Conan Doylerataplan, rat-a-plong′, n. the sound or rattle of the military drum, a tattoo.
British Dictionary definitions for rataplan
/ (ˌrætəˈplæn) /
a drumming sound
Origin of rataplan
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