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.
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game. 2. anything serving to entrap or entangle unawares; trap. 3. Surgery. a wire noose for removing tumors or the like by the roots or at the base. verb (used with object), snared, snaring. 4. to catch with a snare; entangle.