Definition for Drum (-s)

drum (-s), n. [MDu. tromme.] (webplay: beat, ear, heart, music, stretched, turning).

  1. Military percussion instrument.
  2. Eardrum; tympanum [used associatively.]
  3. Cylinder; hollow container; musical instrument; [fig.] orb; globe that revolves on an axis.
  4. Heartbeat.

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