timbal
or tym·bal
[ tim-buhl ]
noun
a kettledrum.
Entomology. a vibrating membrane in certain insects, as the cicada.
Origin of timbal
1Words Nearby timbal
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How to use timbal in a sentence
Serve in pattie shells of baked pastry or in timbal cases or on buttered toast.
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British Dictionary definitions for timbal
timbal
tymbal
/ (ˈtɪmbəl) /
noun
music a type of kettledrum
Origin of timbal
1C17: from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum
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