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.
snare 1. n. 1. A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals. 2. Something that lures or entangles the unwary: the snares of merchandisers; the snare of debt.