kettledrum

ket·tle·drum

noun \-ˌdrəm\

Definition of KETTLEDRUM

: a percussion instrument that consists of a hollow brass, copper, or fiberglass hemisphere with a calfskin or plastic head whose tension can be changed to vary the pitch

Illustration of KETTLEDRUM

First Known Use of KETTLEDRUM

1602

Rhymes with KETTLEDRUM

apart from, aside from, beat the drum, bubblegum, chewing gum, kingdom come, on the bum, out of plumb, overcome, sugarplum, zero-sum