ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thunder-drum

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Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Thunder-drum is a noun meaning A large drum giving a deep booming sound when struck, used to imitate the sound of thunder.

Meaning

A large drum giving a deep booming sound when struck, used to imitate the sound of thunder.

Example Sentences

Bull-voices and thunder-drums and the clashing of cymbals were used in this connection by the Greeks, and are mentioned by Aeschylus; but the bull-roarer, in the form of a rhombus of wood whirled at the end of a string, seems to be known, or to have been known, all over the world.

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