rataplan noun & verb.
[ratǝ'plan] M19.[French, of imit. origin.]A. noun. A drumming or beating noise; a tattoo.
M19.b. verb. Infl.
-nn-.
1. verb trans. Play (a tune) (as) on a drum.
M19.2. verb intrans. Make a rataplan.
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