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Definition of tabor in English: tabornoun ˈteɪbəˈteɪbər historical A small drum, especially one used simultaneously by the player of a simple pipe. Example sentencesExamples - As the pipe and tabor joined in the tune, Loraine and her partner clasped hands high and walked three steps before turning and going back the other way.
- The snare drum of the set resembles the side drum of the symphony orchestra - both drums derive from the medieval tabor.
- 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 belabour (US belabor), caber, labour (US labor), neighbour (US neighbor), sabre (US saber) Definition of tabor in US English: tabornounˈteɪbərˈtābər historical A small drum, especially one used simultaneously by the player of a simple pipe. Example sentencesExamples - The snare drum of the set resembles the side drum of the symphony orchestra - both drums derive from the medieval tabor.
- Musicians will play pipes, tabors and sackbuts, to recreate the music from court and country.
- As the pipe and tabor joined in the tune, Loraine and her partner clasped hands high and walked three steps before turning and going back the other way.
- They sing a catch, the tune of which Ariel invisibly plays on a tabor and pipe.
- Dance bands have varied from the medieval one-man band of pipe and tabor to the small symphony orchestras of Johann Strauss.
Origin Middle English: from Old French tabour ‘drum’; perhaps related to Persian tabīra ‘drum’. Compare with tambour. |