timbrel

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Timbrel \Tim"brel\, n. [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. ? a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See Tympanum, and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal.] (Mus.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity. [1913 Webster]

Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. --Ex. xv. 20. [1913 Webster] Timbreled

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