'Rataplan' definitions:

Definition of 'rataplan'

(from WordNet)
noun
The sound made by beating a drum [syn: rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat]

Definition of 'Rataplan'

From: GCIDE
  • Rataplan \Ra`ta`plan"\ (r[.a]`t[.a]`pl[aum]N"), n. [F.] The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse. [1913 Webster]