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tick-tack

noun

Meaning

  1. A system of sign language used by bookmakers at racecourses to communicate odds and bets; an associated group of words for each sign
  2. The sound of repeated tapping, knocking, or clicking.
  3. A device used to tap on a window or door from a distance.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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