tabor

or ta·ber, ta·bour

[ tey-ber ]
/ ˈteɪ bər /
Music.

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.

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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

tablinum, tabloid, tabloid TV, taboo, taboparesis, tabor, Tabora, taboret, taborin, Taborite, tabouli

Definition for tabor (2 of 2)

Tabor
[ tey-ber ]
/ ˈteɪ bər /

noun

Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1,929 feet (588 meters).
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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 pipeSee pipe 1 (def. 7)

Derived forms of tabor

taborer or tabourer, noun

Word Origin for tabor

C13: from Old French tabour, perhaps from Persian tabīr

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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