English Dictionary

drum

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɹʌm/

名詞

歴史的 イギリス英語 俗語

(now historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. / (slang, chiefly UK) A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.

日本語の意味

（歴史的な意味）夕方に開催される社交集会または集会 / （俗語、主に英国）住居、家屋（特に不衛生な建物、酒場、または売春宿の意味を含む）

They gathered at the drum by the riverbank, where candles were lit and neighbors exchanged news late into the night.

彼らは川辺での夕べの集まりに集まり、ろうそくがともされ、近隣の人々が夜遅くまで噂話や近況を交換した。

意味（1）

(now historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.

Folio Society 1973, page 631: Another misfortune which befel poor Sophia, was the company of Lord Fellamar, whom she met at the opera, and who attended her to the drum.

意味（2）

(slang, chiefly UK) A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.

drums （ plural ）