To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.
To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
A military display or pageant.
A pony of a certain breed from India.
An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).