dhrum

D2H4R1U1M3
/d̪͆ɹɔ̈m/

noun

drum

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Meanings

noundhrum (plural dhrums)

plural dhrums

  1. drum

    (dhrum for drum)

    1964, G. Brendan Adams, Ulster Dialects. An Introductory Symposium, page 2
    2 more examples

    In the noise of the dhrum dhrowning love's botheration.

    1852, Dinny Blake, The Sprig of Shillelah, page 299

    often have considerable aspiration and a rolled or flapped r sounding like dhrum, thractor

    1996, C.I. Macafee, Concise Ulster Dictionary, page xi

Origin

From standard drum.

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