tabor
/ˈteɪbə
/noun historical
A small drum, especially one used simultaneously by the player of a simple pipe.Dance bands have varied from the medieval one-man band of pipe and tabor to the small symphony orchestras of Johann Strauss....
- Musicians will play pipes, tabors and sackbuts, to recreate the music from court and country.
- They sing a catch, the tune of which Ariel invisibly plays on a tabor and pipe.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French tabour 'drum'; perhaps related to Persian tabīra 'drum'. Compare with tambour.
Rhymes
- pepper mill
- peppermint
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- peppermint cream
- peppermint drop
- peppermint geranium
- peppermint lozenge
- peppermint lump
- peppermint-scented
- peppermint stick
- peppermint tea
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- pepperminty
- pepper moth
- peppernut
- pepperoncino
- pepperoni
- pepper plant
- pepper pod
- pepper pot
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- pepperpotting
- pepper-proof