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Definition of Tom-tom
1. Noun. Any of various drums with small heads.
Definition of Tom-tom
1. Noun. (onomatopoeia) A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands. ¹
2. Noun. (qualifier usually as a pair) Any cylindrical drum, with no snare; part of a drum kit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tom-tom
Literary usage of Tom-tom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1834)
"Tom, Tom!" cried his mother, shaking her fist at him, as he stooped down his
head, " if you do, Tom ! ... Tom, Tom, come here," cried he, " and pull me out. ..."
2. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"Indian Musical Instruments — The Cheyenne tom-tom — A Curious Work — Constructive
Skill — My ... HE drum, or " tom-tom," 5s the universal, I may almost say, ..."
3. Scribners Monthly by Charles William Wason (1878)
"Oh, Tom, Tom ! how could you ever help knowing that with all the love of my whole
nature I ... Oh, Tom, Tom ! " she cried, " wasn't it like an inspiration, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"tom-tom, or TAM-TAM, a native East Indian drum used by musicians, jugglers, public
criers, etc. It is generally cylindrical in form, the depth of body being ..."
5. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language (1804)
"Oh Tom, Tom ! is it not a pity that you should be so great a coxcomb, ... Oh Tom,
Tom ! thou art as false and as base as the best gentleman of them all ..."
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