Definition of Drummed

1. Verb. (past of drum) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Drummed

1. drum [v] - See also: drum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drummed

drumfuls
drumhead
drumhead court-martial
drumheads
drumkit
drumkits
drumless
drumlier
drumliest
drumlike
drumlin
drumline
drumlines
drumlins
drumly
drummed (current term)
drummerless
drummers
drummette
drummettes
drumming
drummingly
drummock
drummocks
drummond light
drumroll
drumrolls
drums
drumset

Literary usage of Drummed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion by Richard Miller Devens (1866)
"Snaked away and drummed In. " What, Monday ? Why it was rather hard, ... But on Monday they found me, Sir, and drummed me in." He was from Texas. ..."

2. History of the Fourth Regiment of Minnesota Infantry Volunteers During the by Alonzo Leighton Brown (1892)
"Man drummed Out of Service—Formation of Our Army Corps—Yank. ... A soldier, but not of our regiment, was drummed out of camp at this place, after having had ..."

3. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"A FEW days ago one Dr. Hull, belonging to Wallingford, Connecticut, was drummed out of his regiment, at the American camp ..."

4. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Originally army slang, applied to men when drummed out to the tune of the "Rogue's March." Facie (tailors), the man working in front of one. ..."

5. Under the Red Patch: Story of the Sixty Third Regiment, Pennslvania by Gilbert Adams Hays (1908)
"CAMP SHIELDS—CAMP JOHNSTON, ALIAS CAMP PENNYROYAL—DESERTER drummed OUT OF SERVICE—MILITARY EXECUTION—PICKET DUTY— POHICK CHURCH—FLAG PRESENTATION. ..."

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