ticktack

• Существительное, обозначающее систему ручных сигналов, используемую букмекерами на ипподромах для передачи коэффициентов ставок и информации.

A noun referring to a system of hand signals used by bookmakers at racetracks to communicate betting odds and information.

uncountable

1. Bookmaker's signaling systemC1informalbritish

   A system of hand signals used by bookmakers at racetracks to communicate odds and bets.

   Система сигналов букмекера

   • The bookmaker used ticktack to signal the odds to his partner.
   • Ticktack is a traditional method of communication among racetrack bookmakers.
   • He learned ticktack from his father, who worked at the track for decades.

• Устаревший глагол, означающий издавать тикающий или постукивающий звук, часто ассоциирующийся с часами или повторяющимися механическими движениями.

An obsolete verb meaning to make a ticking or tapping sound, often associated with clocks or repetitive mechanical movements.

1. Make a rhythmic ticking soundB2informal

   To produce a repeated, regular sound similar to that of a clock or timer.

   Тикать

   • The old clock ticktacked softly in the corner of the room.
   • The timer ticktacked as the seconds counted down.
   • I could hear the watch ticktacking on the nightstand.

   Synonymsbeatclickpulsetaptickticktock