DRUMHEADS

Noun

drumheads

plural of drumhead

Source: Wiktionary


DRUMHEAD

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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