drumhead: Meaning and Definition of

drum•head

Pronunciation: (drum'hed"), [key]
— n.
  1. the membrane stretched upon a drum.
  2. the top part of a capstan.
—adj.
  1. characteristic of a drumhead court-martial; carried out in summary fashion: a drumhead execution.
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