noun
a small drum that is hit with hard sticks
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: so named because it was originally played suspended from the drummer's side.
noun
a small drum that is hit with hard sticks
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: so named because it was originally played suspended from the drummer's side.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005