KETTLEDRUM

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.

2.
n.

An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.


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