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kettle drum

kettle drum is the alternative spelling 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 spelling of?
Kettle drum is the alternative spelling of kettledrum.

Words near kettle drum in the dictionary

  1. kettle cable
  2. kettle cables
  3. kettle chip
  4. kettle chips
  5. kettle corn
  6. kettle drum
  7. kettle drums
  8. kettle fur collector
  9. kettle fur collectors
  10. kettle hat
  11. kettle hats

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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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