单词 | rattatattatory |
释义 | † rattatattatoryadj. Obsolete. Characterized by a succession of sharp rapping sounds. Cf. rat-a-tat adj.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [adjective] > knock rattatattatory1709 rap-tapping1821 rat-a-tata1839 rat-tat1876 1709 E. Ward in tr. Diverting Wks. Introd. p. viii All the rattles in Bartholomew-Fair had been loudly conducing to the Rattatattatory Harmony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1709 |
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