[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kettledrum \ket"tledrum`\ -dru^m`, n.
   1. mus. a drum made of thin copper in the form of a
      hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the
      mouth of it.
      1913 webster

   note: 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

   2. 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
see also:
tympani drum 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

kettledrum
     n : a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
         with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the
         tension on it syn: kettle, tympanum, tympani, timpani
see also:
kettle tympanum tympani timpani 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "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

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