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.
According to the wikipedia: The snare drum or side drum is a drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the bottom head.