About The Word Ticktack
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Ticktack
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What's The Definition Of Ticktack?
[n] (British) system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
[v] make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ticktack: beat | tick | ticktock Related Terms | Find terms related to Ticktack: See Also | go | sign | signal | signaling | sound Ticktack In Webster's Dictionary \Tick"tack`\, n. [See {Tick} to beat, to pat, and (for
sense 2) cf. {Tricktrack}.]
1. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
2. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs;
tricktrack.
A game at ticktack with words. --Milton.
\Tick"tack`\, adv. With a ticking noise, like that of a watch. |
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