tabor
or ta·ber, ta·bour
[ tey-ber ]
/ ˈteɪ bər /
noun
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
verb (used without object)
to play upon or as if upon a tabor; drum.
verb (used with object)
to strike or beat, as on a tabor.
Origin of tabor
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French
tab(o)ur; see
tambour; (v.) Middle English
tabouren, derivative of the noun or < Old French
taborer, derivative of
tab(o)ur
OTHER WORDS FROM tabor
ta·bor·er, ta·bour·er, nounWords nearby tabor
tabloid,
tabloid tv,
taboo,
tabooli,
taboparesis,
tabor,
tabora,
taboret,
taborin,
taborite,
tabouleh
Definition for tabor (2 of 2)
Tabor
[ tey-ber ]
/ ˈteɪ bər /
noun
Mount,
a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1929 feet (588 meters).
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British Dictionary definitions for tabor (1 of 2)
tabor
tabour
/ (ˈteɪbə) /
noun
music
a small drum used esp in the Middle Ages, struck with one hand while the other held a three-holed pipe
See pipe 1 (def. 7)
Derived forms of tabor
taborer or tabourer, nounWord Origin for tabor
C13: from Old French
tabour, perhaps from Persian
tabīr
British Dictionary definitions for tabor (2 of 2)
Tabor
/ (ˈteɪbə) /
noun
Mount Tabor
a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft)