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table rappings

table rappings is the plural of table rapping.

Meaning of table rapping

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

Questions about table rappings

What is table rappings the plural of?
Table rappings is the plural of table rapping.

Words near table rappings in the dictionary

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

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