A stroke upon a drum, the striking of a drum with the sound produced; the signal given thereby. Sometimes figurative. Cf. drum beat, n. 2a.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > beating drum > [noun] > stroke on drum (6) beat1672 A stroke upon a drum, the striking of a drum with the sound produced; the signal given thereby. Sometimes figurative. Cf. drum beat, n. 2a. drum beat1673 Originally and chiefly North American. A signal sounded by beating a drum, used as a summons or to mark a particular time of the day or night… Subcategories:— types of stroke (4) |
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