tabor

or ta·ber, ta·bour

[ tey-ber ]

/ ˈteɪ bər /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of tabor

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French tab(o)ur; see tambour; (v.) Middle English tabouren, derivative of the noun or < Old French taborer, derivative of tab(o)ur

Related formsta·bor·er, ta·bour·er, noun

Tabor

[ tey-ber ]

/ ˈteɪ bər /

noun

Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1929 feet (588 meters).

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Examples from the Web for tabor

“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|DAILY BEAST
Well, if necessary, we must put in to Tabor island to spend the winter.
The Mysterious Island|Jules Verne
Only a few of the preachers who were favourable to Tabor looked with displeasure on the healing of the anti-Christian monster.
The Story of Prague|Count Francis Ltzow
These birds were the only beings that appeared to frequent this part of the ocean between Tabor and Lincoln Island.
Abandoned|Jules Verne

Fig. 42: Comic dance to pipe and tabor, end of 15th century.
The Dance (by An Antiquary)|Anonymous
With his arrival at Tabor, August 7th, Brown reached the limit of his possibilities.
John Brown, Soldier of Fortune|Hill Peebles Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for tabor

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 Formstaborer or tabourer, noun

Word Origin for tabor

C13: from Old French tabour, perhaps from Persian tabīr

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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Word Origin and History for tabor

tabor

"small drum resembling a tamborine," late 13c., from Old French tabour, tabur "drum" (11c.), probably from Persian tabir "drum," but evolution of sense and form are uncertain. Related to tambourine.