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   tattoo

   /təˈtuː/

   noun

   • 1. an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters: "a military tattoo takes place with clockwork precision"
   • ▪ an entertainment consisting of music, marching, and the performance of displays and exercises by military personnel: "a visit to Edinburgh during the Festival includes a visit to the Tattoo"
   • ▪ a rhythmic tapping or drumming: "she tapped her fingers in a nervous tattoo"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally as tap-too) from Dutch taptoe!, literally ‘close the tap (of the cask)!’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • A

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   • T

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   • T

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   • O

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