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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Sp.

atabal

, fr. Ar.

at-tabl

the drum,

tabala

to beat the drum. Cf.

A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors.

Croly.

Noun.

A kettle drum; a kind of tabor.

atabal ‎(plural atabals)

A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
- George Croly
  The night was wild, the atabal / Scarce echoed on the rampart wall.

atabal m ‎(plural atabales)