Bodhran

//ˈbaʊɹɑːn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of frame drum used in Irish music struck traditionally with an animal bone, or in modern times, with a piece of wood.

Example

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"In Northern Ireland one must play the Lambeg drum and the bodhran, or neither."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish bodhrán.

Related phrases

frame drum

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