Usually means: Cylindrical drums of varying sizes.
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  1. tom-toms: Merriam-Webster
  2. tom-toms, tom-toms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. tom-toms: Vocabulary.com
  4. tom-toms: Wordnik
  5. tom-toms: Wiktionary
  6. tom-toms: Dictionary.com
  7. Tom-toms: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (tom-tom)

noun:  A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands.
noun:  (usually as a pair) Any cylindrical drum, with no snare; part of a drum kit.
verb:  To play the tom-tom (pair of drums).
noun:  Alternative form of tam-tam (“a kind of flat gong”) [(music) A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.]
▸ Also see tom-tom


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