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[syn: tabor, tabour]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tabour \Ta"bour\, n. & v.
See Tabor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tabour
n 1: a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: tabor,
tabour]