tabor

or ta·ber, ta·bour

[ tey-ber ]

noun

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

verb (used without object)

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

verb (used with object)

to strike or beat, as on a tabor.

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

Other words from tabor

ta·bor·er, ta·bour·er, noun

Words Nearby tabor

Other definitions for Tabor (2 of 2)

Tabor

[ tey-ber ]

noun

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

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How to use tabor in a sentence

Does that case, Hosanna-tabor, cover English teachers as well as Bible ones?
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“The method combines technologies that have been developed over the last 30 or so years of molecular biology,” tabor explains.
The Deadliest Art Ever | Jaimie Etkin | May 31, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dr. Jeff tabor describes his process using synthetic biology as “kind of like putting together Legos.”
The Deadliest Art Ever | Jaimie Etkin | May 31, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
He delights in the sound of musical instruments, and moves in exact time to the sound of the trumpet and tabor.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Our course led us to the east of a rough and very rocky hill, that rises in the plain a little south-east of Mount tabor.
Letters from Palestine | J. D. Paxton

Leaving Mount tabor, we passed over a high part of the plain, covered with disintegrated lava.
Letters from Palestine | J. D. Paxton
On the tenth day (27th September), the Prussians without difficulty took tabor; walls being ruined, garrison small.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
Both Columns got united at tabor; and paused for a day or two, to rest, and gather up their draggled skirts there.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for tabor (1 of 2)

tabor

tabour

/ (ˈteɪbə) /

noun

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 (def. 7)

Origin of tabor

C13: from Old French tabour, perhaps from Persian tabīr

Derived forms of tabor

taborer or tabourer, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Tabor (2 of 2)

Tabor

/ (ˈteɪbə) /

noun

Mount Tabor 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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