tabret

American  

[tab-rit, tey-brit] / ˈtæb rɪt, ˈteɪ brɪt /

noun

1. a small tabor.

2. Obsolete. a person who plays upon this instrument.

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Etymology

Origin of tabret

1350–1400; Middle English taberett, equivalent to taber (variant of tabor ) + -ett -et

Example Sentences

"And the harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wine are in their feasts."

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

Now, on the floor near them was a golden square of sunlight, and, tabret in hand, she sprang up and began to dance in it.

From Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ by Bacheller, Irving

The boy sat in the basket, followed by a procession; after them again, the woman with the goats; and behind her the flute and tabret players, and another procession of gift-bringers.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis

For we read in Isaiah, v, 12: "And the harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts."

From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means

Thither therefore they came in their robes, and their tabret went before them.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John