kettledrum
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Kettledrum tones were like feeble rasps on a gourd.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Long had arranged for us all to ride round the farm, and I was mounted on a lovely chestnut mare, sixteen hands high, daughter of Fanfaron, and niece to Kettledrum.
From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie
Dicky Wyatt writes, in answer to Helvellyn, that the word "Kettledrum" means a large social party.
From Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various
As the boys left her, Robert contented himself with the single hint: 'Betty, Bodyfauld 's i' the perris o' Kettledrum.
From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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