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patter

/ˈpæt.ɚ/ noun C2
  1. One who pats.

Plural patters

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My fearful footsteps patter nigh,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1
We heard her say, ‘Mother, there are two men in the house waiting to see you,’ and an instant afterwards we heard the patter of feet rushing down the passage.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 69 · B2
There was a thin, crisp, continuous patter from somewhere in the heart of that crawling bank.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 192 · C1

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