A trap for catching animals, or a type of drum with metal wires across the bottom.
From Old Norse 'snara' meaning noose or trap. The drum meaning developed because the wire snares stretched across the drum's surface resemble the thin cords used in animal traps.
The snare drum gets its distinctive buzzing sound from the very thing that gives it its name - metal wires that vibrate against the drumhead like tiny trapped creatures trying to escape.
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