Morpheme
Tattoo
Type
free base
Denotation
signal to summon soldiers or sailors to quarters at night
Etymology
variant of tap-to; Dutch taptoe, from tap + toe
Evidence
tattoo
Notes
found in the phrase “devil’s tattoo”
Tattoo
free base
signal to summon soldiers or sailors to quarters at night
variant of tap-to; Dutch taptoe, from tap + toe
tattoo
found in the phrase “devil’s tattoo”
