Definition of tickle the ivories
tickle the ivories 
verb
- to play the piano.
Citation from "Pianos to plunk down around NYC", Associated Press, Sara Kugler Frazier, June 21 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to play music, an instrument.
Last edited on Jun 22 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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