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on the drum

on the drum phrase: money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction, especially to a soldier as pay or bonuses.

Phrase

on the drum

  1. (idiomatic) Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction, especially to a soldier as pay or bonuses.

Questions about on the drum

What does on the drum mean?
On the drum means money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction, especially to a soldier as pay or bonuses.
What part of speech is on the drum?
On the drum is a phrase.

Words near on the drum in the dictionary

  1. on the door
  2. on the dot
  3. on the double
  4. on the down-low
  5. on the downlow
  6. on the drum
  7. on the dry
  8. on the earie
  9. on the edge
  10. on the edge of
  11. on the edge of one's seat

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