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drumhead
drum·head / ˈdrəmˌhed/ • n. 1. the membrane or skin of a drum. 2. a winter cabbage of a flat-topped variety. 3. chiefly hist. the circular top of a ship's capstan, with holes into which bars are placed to turn it. • adj. carried out by or as if by an army in the field; improvised or summary: a drumhead court-martial. |
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"drumhead." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "drumhead." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-drumhead.html "drumhead." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-drumhead.html |
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"drumhead." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "drumhead." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-drumhead.html "drumhead." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-drumhead.html |
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drumhead n.
1. chiefly historical the circular top of a ship's capstan, with holes into which bars are placed to turn it. adj. carried out by or as if by an army in the field; improvised or summary: a drumhead court-martial. |
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"drumhead." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "drumhead." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-drumhead.html "drumhead." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-drumhead.html |
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drumhead
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"drumhead." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "drumhead." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-drumhead.html "drumhead." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-drumhead.html |
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