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Uncommon
noun
•
A
percussive
musical instrument
spanned
with a
thin
covering
on
at least
one
end
for
striking
,
forming
an
acoustic
chamber
; a
membranophone
.
•
Any
similar
hollow
,
cylindrical
object
.
•
A
barrel
or large
cylindrical
container
for
liquid
transport
and
storage
.
•
In Architecture:
The
encircling
wall
that
supports
a
dome
or
cupola
.
•
In Architecture:
Any of the
cylindrical
blocks
that
make up
the
shaft
of a
pillar
.
•
A
drumfish
(family Sciaenidae).
•
In Australian English:
A
tip
; a
piece
of information.
•
A social
gathering
or
assembly
held
in the
evening
.
•
In British English:
A person's
home
; a
house
or other
building
,
especially
when
insalubrious
; a
tavern
, a
brothel
.
•
A
small
hill
or
ridge
of
hills
.
•
A
drumstick
(of
chicken
,
turkey
, etc).
verb
•
To
beat
a
drum
.
•
To
beat
with a
rapid
succession
of
strokes
.
•
To
drill
or
review
in an
attempt
to
establish
memorization
.
•
To
throb
, as the
heart
.
•
To
go about
, as a
drummer
does, to
gather
recruits
, to
draw
or
secure
partisans
,
customers
, etc.; used with for.
•
Of various
animals
, to make a
vocalisation
or
mechanical
sound
that
resembles
drumming
.
name
•
A
surname
.
•
A
settlement
(Mains of
Drum
) in
Aberdeenshire
council area
,
Scotland
,
near
Drum
Castle
(OS
grid
ref
NO8099).
•
A
mountain
in
Conwy
county borough
,
Wales
(OS
grid
ref
SH
7069).
•
A
village
in
County
Monaghan
,
Ireland
.
•
A
civil parish
and
townland
in
County
Roscommon
,
Ireland
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
Bollinger County
,
Missouri
,
USA
,
named
after the
Drum
family
.
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