A large Irish drum beaten with curved Malacca canes.

Alternative form of kettledrum

Alternative form of Big Drum

(music, dance, Caribbean) A genre of music and dance, and an associated festival tradition, found in many islands of the Lesser Antilles.

plural of drum head

(nautical) A drum out of which a sail is furled

Synonym of snare drum

(music) A low-pitched drum used in Western orchestral music and for marching, such as in the military and in parades.

(music) A type of idiophone, consisting of a material (usually bamboo or wood) hollowed out and possessing one or more slits on the top.

(music) A drum (membranophone) played with the hand, as opposed to being struck with a drumstick, mallet or other object.