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tabor definition

ta·bor (tā′bər)

noun

a small drum, formerly used by a pipe player to beat out his own rhythmic accompaniment

Etymology: ME < OFr tabur < Pers tabīr, drum

intransitive verb

to beat on or as on a tabor
Also sp. tabour ta′·bour
Tabor definition

Ta·bor (tā′bər)

mountain in N Israel, east of Nazareth: c. 1,900 ft (579 m)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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