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barrel drum

barrel drum noun: a drum (membranophone) with a shape that bulges in the middle, forming a barrel-like appearance, usually very large and made of wood with a one-headed and open-bottomed body.

Noun

barrel drum (plural barrel drums)

  1. A drum (membranophone) with a shape that bulges in the middle, forming a barrel-like appearance, usually very large and made of wood with a one-headed and open-bottomed body.

Forms of barrel drum

pluralbarrel drums

Questions about barrel drum

What does barrel drum mean?
Barrel drum means a drum (membranophone) with a shape that bulges in the middle, forming a barrel-like appearance, usually very large and made of wood with a one-headed and open-bottomed body.
What part of speech is barrel drum?
Barrel drum is a noun.
What is the plural of barrel drum?
The plural of barrel drum is barrel drums.

Words near barrel drum in the dictionary

  1. barrel chest
  2. barrel chests
  3. barrel child
  4. barrel children
  5. barrel distortion
  6. barrel drum
  7. barrel drums
  8. barrel fever
  9. barrel file
  10. barrel files
  11. barrel head

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