Tabor definition
A small drum, often having a snare, played by a fifer to accompany the fife.
noun
A small drum, formerly used by a pipe player to beat out his own rhythmic accompaniment.
noun
(place) Mountain in N Israel, east of Nazareth: c. 1,900 ft (579 m)
proper name
A small drum. In traditional music, a small drum played with a single stick, leaving the player's other hand free to play a melody on a three-holed pipe.
noun
To make (a sound) with a tabor.
verb
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To strike lightly and frequently.
verb
To beat on or as on a tabor.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
tabor
Plural:
taborsOrigin of tabor
- Middle English tabur from Old French alteration of tambur tambour
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From various Slavic languages, from Turkish.
From Wiktionary