Drum

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A settlement (Mains of Drum) in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, near Drum Castle (OS grid ref NO8099).
3
A mountain in Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7069).
4
A village in County Monaghan, Ireland.
5
A civil parish and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland.
6
An unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA, named after the Drum family.

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, from Droma, a personal name from druim (“ridge”) * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from druim (“ridge”) * As a German surname, from Middle High German trum and Middle Low German drum (“woodblock”), both probably from Proto-Germanic *trumaz.

Forms

plural: Drums

drugged · Containing one or more drugs; laced with drugs.drugstore · Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general…drum · A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering…

Drum · A surname.

drummer · One who plays the drums.Drummer · A surname.drumming · The act of beating a drum.

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