(n.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
(n.) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.
Example Sentences:
(1) Like being inside a kettledrum with a whole symphony going on out there and with thunder in wraparound quadraphonic!"
Timbal
Definition:
(n.) A kettledrum. See Tymbal.
Example Sentences:
(1) There is anatomical evidence for a possible neuronal coupling between the bilaterally symmetrical large timbal motor neurons.
(2) In addition, a dorsal motor neuropile is outlined by arborizations of the timbal motor neuron.
(3) Five models predicting shivering thermogenesis on the basis of steady state skin and core temperature were evaluated: Hayward et al., Stolwijk and Hardy,; Nadel et al.,; Timbal et al., and Brown and Brengelmann, using the empirical data derived from a cold water immersion study by Morrison et al.
(4) This neuron is one of several efferent cell types associated with the auditory nerve, and there is an indication that several efferent fibers innervate the timbal muscle.
(5) Halfway through the set, Prince's former drummer Sheila E arrives to add timbales to the sturdy beats supplied by the impressive Cora Coleman Dunham.