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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To play a rapidly repeated series of notes on a wind instrument by sequentially placing the tongue in the positions for t, t, and k.

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  • verb play fast notes on a wind instrument

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