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Noun: tictac
  1. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
    "The tictac of the grandfather clock echoed through the quiet house";
    - ticktock, tick-tock
Noun: tic-tac
Usage: Brit
  1. System of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
    "The bookmakers used tic-tac to communicate odds changes across the racetrack";
    - ticktack [Brit]

Derived forms: tictacs, tic-tacs

Type of: sign, signal, signaling [N. Amer], signalling [Brit, Cdn], tick, ticking

Encyclopedia: Tictac

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