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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kettledrum \Ket"tle*drum`\ (-dr[u^]m`), n. 1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called {tympani}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kettledrum n : a large hemispherical brass or copper drum with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettle}, {tympanum}, {tympani}, {timpani}]
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