Cymbal

Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 14

(sim'bal.) [Gr. kymbalon, from kumbos, a cavity.] (Mus.) A musical instrument used by the ancients, hollow, and made of bra , supposed to be somewhat like a kettle-drum. The modern cymbals used in military bands consist of two concave metal plates, which being held one in each hand are struck together. [s. 258]