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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.
Also called steel pan.


Origin:
1950–55
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steel drum  
n.  A metal percussion instrument of Trinidadian origin, fashioned from an oil barrel and having a concave array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck.
steel drummer n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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