timbal

American  

[tim-buhl] / ˈtɪm bəl /

Or tymbal

noun

timbals plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• timbals
  plural

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

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timbal timbals

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

Our ears were soon filled with deplorable shrieks, frightful roarings, and the sound of timbals.

From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by Beckford, William

Before we arrived at our quarters, and while pursued by the enemy, we heard the shrill timbals and mournful sound of the great drum from the summit of the temple of the god of war.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

And Christophe struggled in delirium, babbling strangely, conducting and playing an imaginary orchestra: trombones, horns, cymbals, timbals, bassoons, double-bass,… he scraped, blew, beat the drum, frantically.

From Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Cannan, Gilbert

I thus found my solution in the form of an orchestra comprising piano, timbals, bells, and xylophones none of which instruments gives a precise note.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

Ever since day-break, the drums, fifes, and timbals of the army of Narvaez never ceased their music in honour of Cortes, though none of us had spoken a word to them on the subject.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert