| Main Entry: | fife and drum |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | playing military marching music or instruments typical for that music |
| Example: | The United States Army's premier musical organizations, the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, has inspired audiences throughout the Nation and abroad for many years. |
| Etymology: | 1674 |
| Usage: | also fife and drum corps, (n.) |