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tabor.

A small drum.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈteɪbə(ɹ)/
  1. A small drum.

  2. A small drum. In traditional music, a small drum played with a single stick, leaving the player's other hand free to play a melody on a three-holed pipe.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English, from Old French tabour, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), ultimately from the Middle Persian ancestor of Classical Persian تنبور (tanbūr). Doublet of tambour and tanbur.

verb/ˈteɪbə(ɹ)/
  1. To make (a sound) with a tabor.

    transitive
  2. To strike lightly and frequently.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English, from Old French tabour, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), ultimately from the Middle Persian ancestor of Classical Persian تنبور (tanbūr). Doublet of tambour and tanbur.

noun/ˈteɪbə(ɹ)/
  1. A military train of men and wagons; an encampment of such resources.

Where this word comes from

From various Slavic languages, from a Turkic language. Compare Ottoman Turkish طابور (tabur).

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