steel drum
noun
Music. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck.
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steed, steek, steel, steel band, steel blue, steel drum, steel engraving, steel gray, steel grey, steel guitar, steel lumber
Origin of steel drum
First recorded in 1950–55
Also called steel pan.
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