hand drum

noun

: a drum played with the hand or hands
The pot is sometimes depicted with a skin covering the mouth, and used as a hand drum.Curt Sachs, The History of Musical Instruments, 1940
also : frame drum

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hand drum was in 1620

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“Hand drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20drum. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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