ticktack

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

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un sistema de señales manuales usado por los corredores de apuestas en los hipódromos para transmitir cuotas y otra información sobre las apuestas.

1. Bookmaker's signaling system C1 informal british

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸Sistema de señales de los corredores de apuestas

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

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa emitir un sonido de tictac o golpeteo rítmico, a menudo asociado con relojes o movimientos mecánicos repetitivos.

1. Make a rhythmic ticking sound B2 informal

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸Hacer tictac

   Sinónimos: beatclickpulsetaptickticktock