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1736 tr. P. J. von Strahlenberg Histori-geogr. Descr. N. & E. Europe & Asia 334 Drums..which are described Tab. VI. Letters C. and D. with a wooden Ladle, which serves for a Drum-Stick; E. is the Drum-Skin, and F. the Handle.

1775 G. Washington Gen. Orders 1 Dec. in Papers (1987) Revolutionary War Ser. II. 465 It is..ordered..that no Non Commissioned Officer or Soldier, do presume..to be out of Drum-call of his Alarm post.

1788 J. Walker Elements Geogr. iii. vii. 130 They are governed rather by manners than by laws; and their drum dances supply every want of political institutions.

1829 Standard 1 Apr. The conversion at the drum tap.

1848 Spectator 25 Nov. 1145/1 (advt.) The ‘Army’ Quadrille, and the new ‘Drum’ Polka, every Night until Further Notice.

1863 W. Smith Dict. Bible III. 1413/1 The ‘tabour’ or ‘tabor’ was a musical instrument of the drum-type.

1899 C. L. Norton Queen's Rangers iii. 38 Don't you remember you're no longer in the King's service, and you need not bother your head about the drum calls any more?

1962 Jazz Monthly Oct. 24 Folk Forms is reduced to a short bass solo, a short drum solo and a ride-out.

1984 Electronics & Mus. Maker Mar. 24/3 The generally high quality of the sampled drum sounds.

1995 Classic CD July 67/3 I loved cellist Michel Poulet's quirky drum taps, with snares patently on.

2000 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Apr. 10/3 The local Inuit entertained the ships' 70 tourists wonderfully with drum dances and athletic games.

2006 T. Gioia Healing Songs x. 158 Among the Siberian shamans, the drum skin usually came from an elk, reindeer, or horse.