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Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..

Drumhead :: Drumhead (n.) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.

Humdrum :: Humdrum (n.) A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse..

Croaker :: Croaker (n.) An American fresh-water fish (Aplodinotus grunniens); -- called also drum.

Ape :: Ape (n.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes..

Fife :: Fife (n.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music..

Drummer :: Drummer (n.) One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler.

Gin :: Gin (n.) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim..

Simia :: Simia (n.) A Linnaean genus of Quadrumana which included the types of numerous modern genera. By modern writers it is usually restricted to the genus which includes the orang-outang.

Quadrumanous :: Quadrumanous (a.) Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana.

Drum :: Drum (v. t.) To execute on a drum, as a tune..

Whim :: Whim (n.) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin, and whimsey..

Drum :: Drum (n.) An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to be beaten with a stick; or of a metallic hemisphere (kettledrum) with a single piece of skin to be so beaten; the common instrument for marking time in martial music; one of the pair of tympani in an orchestra, or cavalry band..

Drummed :: Drummed (imp. & p. p.) of Dru.

Cage :: Cage (n.) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.

Taborine :: Taborine (n.) A small, shallow drum; a tabor..

Drummer :: Drummer (n.) One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching..

Snare :: Snare (n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.

Drum :: Drum (v. i.) To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings..

Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock..

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