timbal

Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Timbal \Tim"bal\, n. A kettledrum. See Tymbal. [1913 Webster]

Tymbal \Tym"bal\, n. [F. timbale, Sp. timbal; cf. atabal; probably of Arabic origin. Cf. Atabal, Timbrel.] A kind of kettledrum. [Written also timbal.] [1913 Webster]

A tymbal's sound were better than my voice. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

Advertisement