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tabour |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tabor \Ta"bor\, n. [OF. tabor, tabour, F. tambour; cf Pr tabor, tanbor, Sp & Pg tambor, atambor It tamburo all fr Ar & Per. tamb?r a kind of lute, or giutar, or Per. tab[=i]r a drum. Cf {Tabouret}, {Tambour}.] (Mus.) A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both being played by the same person. [Written also {tabour}, and {taber}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tabor \Ta"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tabored}; p. pr & vb n. {Taboring}.] [Cf. OF taborer.] [Written also {tabour}.] 1. To play on a tabor, or little drum. 2. To strike lightly and frequently. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tabour \Ta"bour\, n. & v. See {Tabor}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tabour n : a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: {tabor}]
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