Meaning of DRUMHEAD
Pronunciation: | | 'drum`hed
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- [n] a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
- [adj] performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"
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| Synonyms: | | head, summary, unofficial |
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| See Also: | | drum, membrane, membranophone, tympan | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Drum"head`\, n.
1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for
levers used in turning it. See Illust. of {Capstan}.
{Drumhead court-martial} (Mil.), a summary court-martial
called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of
march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a
writing table.
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| Related Terms: | | bender, bloat, blotter, booze, boozehound, boozer, brannigan, bust, drunk, guzzler, inebriate, jag, lush, soak, sot, souse, spree, tear, tippler |
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