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4 words match “TATTOO”

TATTOO n. 3 definitions
treat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp. The Devil's tattoo. See under Devil.
BEAT v.
, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc. To beat down, to haggle with (any one) to secure a lower price; to force down. [Colloq.] -- To beat into, to teach or instill, by repetition. -- To beat off, to repel or drive back. -- To…
DEVIL n.
] -- Devil's riding-horse (Zoöl.), the American mantis (Mantis Carolina). -- The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet. "Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot heels." F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.). -- Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still practiced by barbarians who believ…
TAP n.
soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo. Wilhelm.