Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - patter
Patter
patter
1. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make a rapid succession of taps, as of rain on a window-pane. 2 intr. run with quick short steps. 3 tr. cause (water etc.) to patter. --n. a rapid succession of taps, short light steps, etc. Etymology: PAT(1) 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a the rapid speech used by a comedian or introduced into a song. b the words of a comic song. 2 the words used by a person selling or promoting a product; a sales pitch. 3 the special language or jargon of a profession, class, etc. --v. 1 tr. repeat (prayers etc.) in a rapid mechanical way. 2 intr. talk glibly or mechanically. Etymology: ME f. pater = PATERNOSTER
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English patren, from paternoster Date: 14th century transitive verb to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner, intransitive verb to recite prayers (as paternosters) rapidly or mechanically, to talk glibly and volubly, to speak or sing rapid-fire words in a theatrical performance, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1758 a specialized lingo ; cant, the spiel of a street hawker or of a circus barker, empty chattering talk, 4. a. the rapid-fire talk of a comedian, the talk with which an entertainer accompanies a routine, the words of a comic song or of a rapidly spoken usually humorous monologue introduced into such a song, III. verb Etymology: frequentative of 3pat Date: 1611 intransitive verb to strike or pat rapidly and repeatedly, to run with quick light-sounding steps, transitive verb to cause to ~, IV. noun Date: 1844 a quick succession of light sounds or pats ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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