side drum

noun

Examples of side drum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Visitors can also make their own French side drum, listen to a local musician play the accordion, as well as hear the Arizona ZAZU West ensemble perform jazz manouche, a French musical style popularized in the 1930s by musicians like guitarist Django Reinhardt. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of side drum was in 1731

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“Side drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20drum. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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