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词组 tick-tack; tic-tac
释义 tick-tack; tic-tac
noun
  1. a system of hand signalling used by racecourse bookmakers UK, 1899
    • When Ladbrokes send it [off-course money] down, their identity in tic-tac is like drawing a circle over the head – the “Magic Sign” that alerts layers that this is Ladbrokes money. — John McCririck, John McCririck’s World of Betting, p. 106, 1991
    • The rituals can be baffling. The byzantine betting system, the arcane semaphore of the tic-tac men, bets of “ponies” and “monkeys” rather than pounds[.] — The Guardian, 26 February 2001
  2. a signal of any kind UK
    From racetrack use.
    • I’ll make a move when you give me the tic tac. — Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, p. 185, 1992
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