tapotement
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WordNet 3.6
- n tapotement massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis
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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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- n tapotement In medicine, percussion, especially as a part of treatment by massage.
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
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- Tapotement percussion
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
A.S. tæppe, seen in tæppere, one who taps casks; Dut. tap, Ger. zapfen, a tap.