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Answer for the clue "Cheers one knockout Japanese drum ", 5 letters:
taiko

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Word definitions for taiko in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context sumo English) A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day 2 (context musical instruments English) A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese , the term refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called ...

Usage examples of taiko.

The fame of his convulvuli reached the ear of the Taiko, and he expressed a desire to see them, in consequence of which Rikiu invited him to a morning tea at his house.

On the appointed day Taiko walked through the garden, but nowhere could he see any vestige of the convulvus.

Taking advantage of the coldness which had for some time existed between the Taiko and Rikiu, the enemies of the latter accused him of being implicated in a conspiracy to poison the despot.

At the end of the season, the ghosts got farewell rice dumplings and hypnotic taiko drums.

Like a huge empty auditorium in which taiko drummers played endlessly.

If you find that too exotic for your taste, then go to the Taiko down the block.

I finally decided that I had to get something to eat even if it meant eating at the Momonjiya or the Taiko, so I climbed into my clothes and tiptoed out into the hall so as not to wake the sleeping Mr.

Man Forrester, said Taikos joymaker, your late employer, now permanently removed from this ecology, left instructions to disburse his entire residual estate as follows: to the League for Interspacial Amity, one million dollars.