Tac-au-tac

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tac-au-tac \Tac`-au-tac"\, n. [F., fr. riposter du tac au tac to
     parry (where tac imitates the sound made by the steel).]
     (Fencing)
     The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series
     of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a
     point.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]