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high-hat cymbals
or hi-hat cymbals
plural noun
, Music.
- a pair of cymbals mounted on a rod so that the upper cymbal can be lifted and dropped on the lower by means of a pedal.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of high-hat cymbals1
First recorded in 1930–35
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