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kettle-drum

kettle-drum is the alternative form of kettledrum.

Meaning of kettledrum

Noun

kettledrum (plural kettledrums)

  1. A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
    Synonyms:
    timpanum
  2. (dated) An informal social party at which a light snack is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.

Forms of kettle-drum

pluralkettle-drums

Questions about kettle-drum

What is kettle-drum the alternative form of?
Kettle-drum is the alternative form of kettledrum.

Words near kettle-drum in the dictionary

  1. kettle of fish
  2. kettle stitch
  3. kettle stitches
  4. kettle trap
  5. kettle traps
  6. kettle-drum
  7. kettle-drums
  8. kettle-pin
  9. kettle-pins
  10. kettlebell
  11. kettlebellies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kettle-drum (page history and authors); kettledrum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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