English
Etymology
From Old French nacaire, nacre, cognate with Italian nacchera, mediaeval Latin nacara, from Arabic ARchar|��ارة|���ارة (naqq�ra) �drum�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�neɪk�/
Noun
en-noun
- A kettledrum.
#:*1819: the Norman trumpets from the battlements [...], mingled with the deep and hollow clang of the nakers, (a species of kettle-drum,) retorted in notes of defiance the challenge of the enemy. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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