"drum" Definition

Definitions for the word "drum" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 hollow esp. Cylindrical percussion instrument covered at the end(s) with plastic etc. 2 (often in pl.) Percussion section of an orchestra etc. 3 sound made by a drum. 4 thing resembling a drum, esp. A container, etc. 5 segment of a pillar. 6 eardrum. v. (-mm-) 1 play a drum. 2 beat or tap continuously with the fingers etc. 3 (of a bird or insect) make a loud noise with the wings. drum into drive (a lesson or facts) into (a person) by persistence. Drum out dismiss with ignominy. Drum up summon or get by vigorous effort (drum up support). [low german]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
a house, a lodging, a street; HAZARD-DRUM, a gambling-house; FLASH-DRUM, a house of ill-fame.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
3. slang
the ear.—_Pugilistic._ An example of slang synecdoche.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
4. slang
as applied to the road, is doubtless from the Wallachian gipsy word “DRUMRI,” derived from the _Greek_, δρόμος.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
5. slang
old slang for a ball or rout; afterwards called a hop.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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