drum head noun2 •The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin but often synthetic.[…] out bounced the pudden itself, hoppin', as nimble as a pea on a drum-head, about the floor. — 1845 •A drumhead cabbage.The Savoy is best for boiling; drum-head and purple for Cole-Slaw. — 1896 formsdrum heads