kettledrum

1. n. A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. Source: opted

2. n. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5. Source: opted

3. n. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it Source: wordnet

4. 1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani. 2. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5. Source: webster

5. A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemisphericalkettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it Source: ecdict

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