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Tapper \Tap"per\, n. (Zool.)
The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor); --
called also tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie,
barred woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump
borer. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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tapper noun
1: a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks [syn: tapster]
2: a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually
repeatedly; "finger tappers irritated her"
3: a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads
4: someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire [syn: wiretapper,
phone tapper]
5: a dancer who who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on
the toes and heels of the shoes [syn: tap dancer]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Tapper \Tap"per\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor); --
called also tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie,
barred woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump
borer. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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