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 (plural snares) 1  A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather. ( 2 rare) A mental or psychological trap; usually in the phrase a snare and a delusion. Shakespeare If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, / Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.