While the Chinese may not have invented the abacus, we may have received the modern look of an abacus from China. The First Abacus As far back as the Sumarian culture in Mesopotamia (2700 â 2300 BCE), and possibly before, tools were used for counting.
Noun. 1. snare drum-a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head. side drum, snare. drum, membranophone, tympan-a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end.
The definition of a snare is a tool for trapping something or a type of drum. An example of a snare is a crab trap. An example of a snare is a pipe drum. To snare is defined as to catch or trap something. An example of to snare is to catch a fish.