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Meaning of naker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈneɪkə

Definitions

A small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum.

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Examples

“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.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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