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timbal

or tym·bal

[ tim-buhl ]

noun

  1. a kettledrum.
  2. Entomology. a vibrating membrane in certain insects, as the cicada.


timbal

/ ˈtɪmbəl /

noun

  1. music a type of kettledrum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of timbal1

1670–80; < French, Middle French timbale, alteration (by association with cymbale cymbal ) of tamballe, itself alteration (by association with tambour drum, tambour ) of Spanish atabal < Arabic al ṭabl the drum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of timbal1

C17: from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum
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Example Sentences

Serve in pattie shells of baked pastry or in timbal cases or on buttered toast.

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