Rat-a-tat-tat


[rat-uh-tat] /ˈræt əˈtæt/

noun
1.
a sound of knocking or rapping:
a sharp rat-a-tat on the window.
/ˈrætəˌtætˈtæt/
noun
1.
the sound of knocking on a door

1680s, echoic, originally of a cooper hammering tubs.

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