Tom-tom
noun
1.
a drum of American Indian or Asian origin, commonly played with the hands.
2.
a dully repetitious drumbeat or similar sound.
noun
1.
a drum associated either with the American Indians or with Eastern cultures, usually beaten with the hands as a signalling instrument
2.
a standard cylindrical drum, normally with one drumhead
3.
a monotonous drumming or beating sound
verb -toms, -tomming, -tommed
4.
(transitive) (informal) to pass (information, esp gossip) around a community very quickly
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