tapping up
noun
British informal (esp of a professional soccer club) the illicit practice of attempting to recruit a player while he is still bound by contract to another team
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How to use tapping up in a sentence
"I must look 'ee out a perfect one," said Mrs. Vercoe, tapping up one after another and rapping them with her knuckles.
The Carroll Girls | Mabel Quiller-CouchBut when my work was over, after "tapping up" a bit, I'd take my own "square missus" out—you bet we made a hit.
War's Brighter Side | Julian Ralph.As the goat went tapping up the steps a stir within announced the dreaded demonstration.
Moods | Louisa May AlcottBut Mr. Cato was tapping up the dotted stairway with his bow.
Emmy Lou | George Madden Martin
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