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51Glasgow patter — Glaswegian or The Glasgow Patter is a dialect spoken in and around Glasgow, Scotland. In addition to local West Mid Scots, the dialect has Highland English and Hiberno English influences,[1] owing to the speech of Highlanders and Irish people,… …
52List of patter songs — A list of patter songs.Pre Gilbert and Sullivan*Peter Cornelius: The Barber of Baghdad ndash; Bin Akademiker, Doktor und Chemiker *Donizetti: L elisir d amore ndash; Udite, Udite, o rustici , middle section (Dulcamara) *Donizetti: Don Pasquale… …
53(the) patter of tiny feet — the patter of tiny feet humorous phrase used for saying that someone is going to have a baby She hopes to be hearing the patter of tiny feet very soon. Thesaurus: pregnant and be pregnantsynonym sexual activity …
54Betty Van Patter — (c.1932 ndash; December 13, 1974) was a bookkeeper for the Black Panther Party who was beaten and murdered.Van Patter became an aide to Panther leader Elaine Brown in 1974, after being introduced to the Party by David Horowitz.Later that year,… …
55pitter-patter — adverb go pitter patter to make a sound consisting of many quick light beats or sounds: Anna s heart went pitter patter as she opened the letter. pitter patter noun (singular): the pitter patter of rain on the roof …
56pitter-patter — noun Etymology: reduplication of 4patter Date: 15th century a rapid succession of light sounds or beats ; patter • pitter patter adverb or adjective • pitter patter intransitive verb …
57pitter-patter — pit|ter pat|ter [ˈpıtə ˌpætə US ˈpıtər ˌpætər] adv literary [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From the sound] with quick light beats or steps ▪ Anna s heart went pitter patter as she opened the letter. >pitter patter n [singular ] ▪ the pitter patter… …
58pitter-patter — [pit′ər pat΄ər] n. [ME pyter pater: echoic] a rapid succession of light beating or tapping sounds, as of raindrops adv. with a pitter patter vi. to fall, move, etc. with a pitter patter …
59Pitter-patter — Pit ter pat ter, adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter patter. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
60pitter-patter — UK [ˈpɪtə(r) ˌpætə(r)] / US [ˈpɪtər ˌpætər] noun [singular] a sound like the sound of rain falling on a hard surface the pitter patter of birds on the roof Derived word: pitter patter UK / US adverb …
