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tongue drum

tongue drum noun: a drum made from an otherwise closed steel container with cuts made into the top in the shape of tongues. Striking a "tongue" produces tones.

tongue drum: a drum made from an otherwise closed steel container with cuts made into the top in the shape of...
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Noun

tongue drum (plural tongue drums)

  1. A drum made from an otherwise closed steel container with cuts made into the top in the shape of tongues. Striking a "tongue" produces tones.

Forms of tongue drum

pluraltongue drums

Questions about tongue drum

What does tongue drum mean?
Tongue drum means a drum made from an otherwise closed steel container with cuts made into the top in the shape of tongues. Striking a "tongue" produces tones.
What part of speech is tongue drum?
Tongue drum is a noun.
What is the plural of tongue drum?
The plural of tongue drum is tongue drums.

Words near tongue drum in the dictionary

  1. tongue clackers
  2. tongue clacking
  3. tongue cleaner
  4. tongue depressor
  5. tongue depressors
  6. tongue drum
  7. tongue drums
  8. tongue firmly in cheek
  9. tongue grafting
  10. tongue graftings
  11. tongue grass

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