Noun

(wikipedia tapping) (en noun)

An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

*1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 20

*:As he was speaking there was a soft tapping at the door. I went over and opened it...

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(music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

Noun

(en noun)

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

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The act of producing such a picture.

Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat).

A small portion of tea for steeping.

* 1853 , Alice Cary, Clovernook

the tea-kettle was presently steaming like an engine, and an extra large "drawing of tea" was steeping on the hearth.