What does rat-tat mean?

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rat-tat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

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noun

"A single narrow iron-clamped door formed the only means of entrance. On this our guide knocked with a peculiar postman-like rat-tat."

rat-tats (plural)

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