Tabour

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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[imac]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}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To strike lightly and frequently.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tabour \Ta"bour\, n. & v.
     See {Tabor}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tabour
       n : a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: {tabor}]