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Kettledrum
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(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.
(2):
(n.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Kettledrum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/k/kettledrum.html. 1828.