τύμπανον — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

τύμπανονalsoτύπανονουnτύπτω hand-drum, drumhHom. A.fr. Pi.fr. Hdt. E. Ar.The drum, of eastern origin, was held in the left hand and struck w. the right. It was used mainly by women, almost exclusively in orgiastic rites, such as those of Cybele, Dionysus, Sabazios. war-drumof a Parthian armyPlu. stretching-frame, garrotteAr. Arist.Instrument of execution, comprising a vertical plank to which the victim was clamped, w. feet off the ground, and perh. strangled by a collar round the neck.

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a kettledrum

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