Definitions for tabour
tabour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tabor, tabournoun

   a small drum with one head of soft calfskin

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TABOURnoun

   A small drum; a drum beaten with one stick to accompany a pipe.

   Etymology: tabourin, tabour, old French.

   If you did but hear the pedlar at door, you would never dance again after a tabour and pipe. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   The shepherd knows not thunder from a tabour,
   More than I know the sound of Marcius’ tongue
   From every meaner man. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Morrice-dancers danced a maid marian, and a tabour and pipe. William Temple.

2. To Tabourverb

   To strike lightly and frequently.

   Etymology: taborer, old French, from the noun.

   And her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabouring upon their breasts. Nah. ii. 7.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tabour

   A tabour is a small or portable hand drum used primarily for accompanying a pipe or flute. It originates from the Middle East and is often used in traditional and folk music. The term 'tabour' can also refer to the act of playing such a drum.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tabour

   see Tabor

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tabour

   Tabor, tā′bor, n. a small drum like the timbrel or tambourine without jingles, usually played with one stick, and in combination with a fife.—v.i. to play on a tabour: to beat lightly and often:—pr.p. tā′bouring: pa.p. tā′boured.—ns. Tā′borer (Shak.), one who beats the tabour; Tab′orine (Shak.), a tabour or small drum; Tab′ouret, Tab′ret, a small tabour or drum; Tab′rēre (Spens.), a labourer. [O. Fr. tabour (Fr. tambour)—Pers. tambūr, a kind of cithern.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tabour

   A small drum, played with one stick, in combination with a fife. It was formerly used in war, but has now given place to the kettle-drum.

Matched Categories

1. • Drum

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Anagrams for tabour »

1. bar out

2. outbar

3. rubato

How to pronounce tabour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tabour in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tabour in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tabour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tabour
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tabour
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabour
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tabour
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tabour