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Meanings of beat a tattoo in English

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Usage of beat a tattoo in English
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He beat a tattoo with the inane hook which summons Central.
The Seventh Noon
2
Instead of tracing patterns on the carpet, it beat a tattoo.
Man and Wife
3
Maurice, standing at the window, beat a tattoo on the pane.
Maurice Guest
4
The car tires beat a tattoo on the bridge planking as I crossed.
Harvest Home
5
Pain beat a tattoo in his skull, causing his vision to pulse red.
Celtic fire
6
The rain beat a tattoo on the corrugated iron roof.
Our Casualty, and Other Stories / 1918
7
Foyle beat a tattoo on his desk with his fingers.
The Grell Mystery
8
His finger beat a tattoo upon Ed Thomas's broad chest.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
9
Waverley beat a tattoo on the ground with his cane.
Death Trance
10
He beat a tattoo on the casing; no answer.
The Last Shot
11
Then he beat a tattoo on the opposite door.
Honey-Sweet
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Why, the very sight of us always makes them beat a tattoo with their tails.
Tattine
13
I felt my throat dry-myheart beat a tattoo.
Mysteries of Paris — Volume 03
14
The large drops beat a tattoo on the umbrellas.
The Irish Times
15
The Wild Man rocked on its base, and every pane in my windows beat a tattoo.
Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
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The cinders beat a tattoo upon the cab, and Jim Weeks crowded up into the corner.
The Short Line War
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