timbal

American  

[tim-buhl] / ˈtɪm bəl /

Or tymbal

noun

1. a kettledrum.

2. Entomology. a vibrating membrane in certain insects, as the cicada.

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timbal British  

/ ˈtɪmbəl /

noun

1. music a type of kettledrum

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Etymology

Origin of timbal

1670–80; < French, Middle French timbale, alteration (by association with cymbale cymbal ) of tamballe, itself alteration (by association with tambour drum, tambour ) of Spanish atabal < Arabic al ṭabl the drum

Example Sentences

He works here with John Benítez, on acoustic and electric basses, and Keisel Jiménez, on Cuban timbal.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2016

They seem also to have been very fond of percussion instruments—the timbal, a small drum, and the cymbals, metal plates clashed together.

From Hebrew Life and Times by Hunting, Harold B. (Harold Bruce)

Add the chicken and when heated through pour over slices of toast or into timbal cases.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Serve in pattie shells of baked pastry or in timbal cases or on buttered toast.—Mrs.

From Civic League Cook Book by