barrel drum

noun

A drum (membranophone) with a shape that bulges in the middle, forming a barrel-like appearance, usually very large and made of wood with a one-headed and open-bottomed body.

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Meanings

nounbarrel drum (plural barrel drums)

plural barrel drums

  1. entertainmentA drum (membranophone) with a shape that bulges in the middle, forming a barrel-like appearance, usually very large and made of wood with a one-headed and open-bottomed body.
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APA

barrel drum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20drum

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrel drum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20drum.

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