kettledrum

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ket=tle=drum

CIDE DICTIONARY

kettledrum, n. 

•  A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.  [1913 Webster]

  " Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani."  [1913 Webster]
•  An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kettledrum, n. a large drum shaped like a bowl with a membrane adjustable for tension (and so pitch) stretched across.

Derivative

kettledrummer n.

THESAURUS

kettledrum

bongo drum, conga, drum, drumhead, drumskin, drumstick, jazz stick, kettle, membranophone, side drum, snare, snare drum, tabor, taboret, tabret, tam-tam, tambourine, tenor drum, timbrel, timpani, tom-tom, troll-drum, tymp stick, tympan, tympanon, tympanum, war drum