hides

hides

slang Drums (as drums can be made with an animal skin stretched over the frame). A: "Have you heard Damian bang the hides?" B: "Oh yeah, he's a really tenacious drummer—I was impressed." If you're gonna play the hides in our band, you better have good rhythm. Well, I was playing the hides, until my drumstick flew out of my hand!

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hides

n. drums. (see also skins.) They say his hides are worth about 4,000 clams.

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