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table rapping

table rapping noun: a rapping noise made, purportedly by spirits of the dead, on the table at which a seance is held.

Noun

table rapping (countable and uncountable, plural table rappings)

  1. A rapping noise made, purportedly by spirits of the dead, on the table at which a seance is held.
    • I wish it were possible to impress this truth upon people who rush into spiritualism from curiosity, or who try "table rapping" or some similar phenomenon "for fun".1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 229

Forms of table rapping

pluraltable rappings

Questions about table rapping

What does table rapping mean?
Table rapping means a rapping noise made, purportedly by spirits of the dead, on the table at which a seance is held.
What part of speech is table rapping?
Table rapping is a noun.
What is the plural of table rapping?
The plural of table rapping is table rappings.

Words near table rapping in the dictionary

  1. table mushrooms
  2. table of contents
  3. table of death
  4. table plan
  5. table plans
  6. table rapping
  7. table rappings
  8. table read
  9. table salt
  10. table salts
  11. table sauce

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