tabor
or ta·ber, ta·bour
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
to play upon or as if upon a tabor; drum.
to strike or beat, as on a tabor.
Origin of tabor
1Other words from tabor
- ta·bor·er, ta·bour·er, noun
Words Nearby tabor
Other definitions for Tabor (2 of 2)
Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1,929 feet (588 meters).
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Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonOur 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. PaxtonOn 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 CarlyleBoth 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)
tabour
/ (ˈteɪbə) /
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
1Derived forms of tabor
- taborer or tabourer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Tabor (2 of 2)
/ (ˈteɪbə) /
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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