ta·bor also ta·bour (t  b r)n. A small drum, often having a snare, played by a fifer to accompany the fife. [Middle English tabur, from Old French, alteration of tambur; see tambour.] |
tabor, tabour [ˈteɪbə]
n
(Music / Instruments) Music a small drum used esp in the Middle Ages, struck with one hand while the other held a three-holed pipe See pipe1 [7]
[from Old French tabour, perhaps from Persian tabīr]
taborer , tabourer n
Tabor [ˈteɪbə]
n
(Placename) Mount. a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft.)
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| Noun | 1. |  tabor - a small drum with one head of soft calfskindrum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end |
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