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• tabor
  tabor

  noun

  a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
• Tabor
  Tabor

  noun

  Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1,929 feet (588 meters).

tabor

¹ American  

[tey-ber] / ˈteɪ bər /

Or taber,

noun

1. a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.

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verb (used without object)

1. to play upon or as if upon a tabor; drum.

verb (used with object)

1. to strike or beat, as on a tabor.

Tabor ² American  

[tey-ber] / ˈteɪ bər /

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1,929 feet (588 meters).

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Tabor ¹ British  

/ ˈteɪbə /

noun

1. a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft)

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tabor ² British  

/ ˈteɪbə /

noun

1. music a small drum used esp in the Middle Ages, struck with one hand while the other held a three-holed pipe See pipe 1

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Other Word Forms

• taborer
  noun
• tabourer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of tabor

First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English, from Old French tab(o)ur; see tambour; (verb) Middle English tabouren, derivative of the noun or from Old French taborer, derivative of tab(o)ur

Example Sentences

Ruth Heeley, a teaching assistant at Ysgol Bryn Tabor in Coedpoeth, Wrexham, said food education was important for children to learn how to make good choices.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Ania Tabor said the construction work required to bring the Glider to Glengormley would have been a "nightmare" for drivers.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Four candidates were interviewed over Zoom by Jan. 12: Panthers interim head coach Chris Tabor, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken and Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

The Raiders showed new life earlier this season when Antonio Pierce replaced the fired Josh McDaniels, but the same can’t be said for Carolina after Chris Tabor took over for Frank Reich.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

Mount Tabor stands isolated in the plain at the north-east corner, and rather farther south the conical hill called Nebi Duḥi rises between Tabor and Gilboa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various