tabor

¹

or ta·ber, ta·bour

[ tey-ber ]

noun

1. a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.

verb (used without object)

1. to play upon or as if upon a tabor; drum.

verb (used with object)

1. to strike or beat, as on a tabor.

Tabor

²

[ tey-ber ]

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1,929 feet (588 meters).

Tabor

¹

/ ˈteɪbə /

noun

1. Mount Tabor
   a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft)

tabor

²

/ ˈteɪbə /

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• ˈtaborer, noun

Other Words From

• tabor·er tabour·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabor¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English, from Old French tab(o)ur; tambour; (verb) Middle English tabouren, derivative of the noun or from Old French taborer, derivative of tab(o)ur

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabor¹

C13: from Old French tabour, perhaps from Persian tabīr

Example Sentences

Dancers wearing bells stepped high, clapping to the beat of tabors and the whisde of pipes.

From Literature

Cross-dressed women, star-crossed lovers and someone pestering a pipe and tabor is most of what I want out of a midsummer night at the theater.

From New York Times

The doublets and dresses worn by the cast are made from hand-stitched linen, wool and silk, while the music is played live on lutes, tabors and other period instruments.

From Seattle Times

These girls shouted bitter mockery against the Mussulmans; or recited epic poems, accompanying their rhymes with the thumping of tabors, causing the hearts of their lovers to palpitate with burning ardour.

From Project Gutenberg

Then sounded trumpets and drums; and morris-dancers in motley attire, and enlivened by the music of pipe and tabor, danced in glee around it, while thousands of throats became hoarse with loyal shouting.

From Project Gutenberg