Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of tap
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryplural of tap
From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1 sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.
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