Associations to the word «Kettledrum»
Noun
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Wiktionary
KETTLEDRUM, noun. (musici) A large hemispherical brass percussion instrument (one of the timpani) with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting its tension.
KETTLEDRUM, noun. (dated) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening.
Dictionary definition
KETTLEDRUM, noun. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.