drum head

Noun

drum head (plural drum heads)

1. The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin but often synthetic.
   • […] out bounced the pudden itself, hoppin', as nimble as a pea on a drum-head, about the floor.1845, William Carleton, “The Pudding Bewitched”, in Tales and Sketches: Illustrating the Character, Usages, Traditions, Sports and Pastimes of the Irish Peasantry, Dublin: James Duffy, page 227
   • […] I noticed with surprise, that when I struck the ice with the head of my axe, it resounded like a gong for many rods around, or as if I had struck on a tight drumhead.1854, Henry David Thoreau, chapter XVII, in Walden, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, published 1910, page 398

   Synonyms:

   drumskin, skin

2. A drumhead cabbage.
   • The Savoy is best for boiling; drum-head and purple for Cole-Slaw.1896, Fanny Merritt Farmer, chapter XIX, in The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., published 1918