tabor

noun

ta·bor ˈtā-bər

variants or less commonly tabour

: a small drum with one head of soft calfskin used to accompany a pipe or fife played by the same person

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Persian tabīr drum

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of tabor was in 1587

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“Tabor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabor. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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tabor

noun

ta·bor ˈtā-bər

: a small drum with one head used to accompany a pipe played by the same person

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