tamboon.¹

/tamˈbuː/

Forms: Also tambu.

Etymology: < Persian, Hindi tambū tent.

Military slang.

In the war of 1914–18, a temporary rough shelter in a trench.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > trench > shelter in trench

dugout1904

tamboo1916

elephant1917

glory-hole1925

1916 Sphere 19 Feb. 188 b/1 The ‘Tamboo’, as the sleeping apartment [in a dug-out] is called.

1918 W. Owen Let. 28 Sept. (1967) 579 Am still sitting on straw under our Tamboo, for it is raining again.

1918 W. Owen Let. 10 Oct. (1967) 582 The corrugated iron wall of my Tamboo.

1918 W. Owen Let. 31 Oct. (1967) 591 My servant & I ate the chocolate in the cold middle of last night, crouched under a draughty Tamboo, roofed with planks.

1925 Glasgow Herald 30 Mar. 10 That word was ‘tambu’, meaning a rough and ready shelter made of branches, planks, corrugated iron, a ‘bivvy’, in fact.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

tamboon.²

/ˈtambuː/

Forms: Also tambou.

Etymology: Blend of tambo n.¹ or tambour n. + bamboo n.

In full tamboo-bamboo. In the West Indies, a small drum made of bamboo. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > drum > [noun] > other drums

taborinc1500

swash1533

war-drum1593

wolf-drum1605

saddle drum1617

tombak1662

tom-tom1693

goombay1790

rommelpot1790

rommelpot?1798

water drum1824

pahu1829

tabl1831

tambourin1832

dholuck1837

nagara1839

tree-drum1850

ngoma1860

talking drum1897

pot drum1907

friction drum1909

trap-drum1924

ghoema1934

tamboo1942

tassa1948

steel drum1952

conga drum1955

roto-tom1968

conga1969

Isukuti1972

steel pan1973

syndrum1979

1942 H. C. Gordon West Indian Scenes ii. iii. 57 The chief of these [instruments] for beating time was the tambou, a small drum.

1955 New Commonwealth 28 Nov. Suppl. p. xviii/2 They were not..allowed to make tambour (tamboo) bamboo bands.

1956 Caribbean Q. 4 iii. & iv. 195 Five to twenty stickmen formed a band..accompanied by drummers and/or tamboo bamboo bands.

1960 Times 17 Sept. 7/6 The three major influences on the development of the modern steel orchestra of Trinidad are the ‘tamboo-bamboo’ drum, the ‘bottle and spoon’, and the Indian drum and music of the Hosein festival.

1960 Times 17 Sept. 7/6 The tamboo-bamboo requires careful fashioning.

Derivatives

tamboo-bambooist n. one who plays the tamboo.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > percussion player > [noun] > drummer > of specific types of drum

taburnistera1340

tabor1362

tabreta1377

tympanister1382

nakerera1400

taborerc1400

taborner14..

kettledrum1542

tympanist1611

kettledrummer1683

tom-tommer1871

trap-drummer1903

Lambegger1938

timpanist1939

pan-man1959

tamboo-bambooist1959

steel drummer1960

1959 W. A. Simmonds ‘Pan’—Story of Steelband 8 ‘Hell-yard’, traditional headquarters of the Tamboo-bambooists of downtown Port-of-Spain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tamboo
释义	tamboon.¹ /tamˈbuː/ Forms: Also tambu. Etymology: < Persian, Hindi tambū tent. Military slang. In the war of 1914–18, a temporary rough shelter in a trench. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > trench > shelter in trench dugout1904 tamboo1916 elephant1917 glory-hole1925 1916 Sphere 19 Feb. 188 b/1 The ‘Tamboo’, as the sleeping apartment [in a dug-out] is called. 1918 W. Owen Let. 28 Sept. (1967) 579 Am still sitting on straw under our Tamboo, for it is raining again. 1918 W. Owen Let. 10 Oct. (1967) 582 The corrugated iron wall of my Tamboo. 1918 W. Owen Let. 31 Oct. (1967) 591 My servant & I ate the chocolate in the cold middle of last night, crouched under a draughty Tamboo, roofed with planks. 1925 Glasgow Herald 30 Mar. 10 That word was ‘tambu’, meaning a rough and ready shelter made of branches, planks, corrugated iron, a ‘bivvy’, in fact. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). tamboon.² /ˈtambuː/ Forms: Also tambou. Etymology: Blend of tambo n.¹ or tambour n. + bamboo n. In full tamboo-bamboo. In the West Indies, a small drum made of bamboo. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > drum > [noun] > other drums taborinc1500 swash1533 war-drum1593 wolf-drum1605 saddle drum1617 tombak1662 tom-tom1693 goombay1790 rommelpot1790 rommelpot?1798 water drum1824 pahu1829 tabl1831 tambourin1832 dholuck1837 nagara1839 tree-drum1850 ngoma1860 talking drum1897 pot drum1907 friction drum1909 trap-drum1924 ghoema1934 tamboo1942 tassa1948 steel drum1952 conga drum1955 roto-tom1968 conga1969 Isukuti1972 steel pan1973 syndrum1979 1942 H. C. Gordon West Indian Scenes ii. iii. 57 The chief of these [instruments] for beating time was the tambou, a small drum. 1955 New Commonwealth 28 Nov. Suppl. p. xviii/2 They were not..allowed to make tambour (tamboo) bamboo bands. 1956 Caribbean Q. 4 iii. & iv. 195 Five to twenty stickmen formed a band..accompanied by drummers and/or tamboo bamboo bands. 1960 Times 17 Sept. 7/6 The three major influences on the development of the modern steel orchestra of Trinidad are the ‘tamboo-bamboo’ drum, the ‘bottle and spoon’, and the Indian drum and music of the Hosein festival. 1960 Times 17 Sept. 7/6 The tamboo-bamboo requires careful fashioning. Derivatives tamboo-bambooist n. one who plays the tamboo. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > percussion player > [noun] > drummer > of specific types of drum taburnistera1340 tabor1362 tabreta1377 tympanister1382 nakerera1400 taborerc1400 taborner14.. kettledrum1542 tympanist1611 kettledrummer1683 tom-tommer1871 trap-drummer1903 Lambegger1938 timpanist1939 pan-man1959 tamboo-bambooist1959 steel drummer1960 1959 W. A. Simmonds ‘Pan’—Story of Steelband 8 ‘Hell-yard’, traditional headquarters of the Tamboo-bambooists of downtown Port-of-Spain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1916n.²1942
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