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Webster 1913 Edition
Tabor
Ta′bor
,Noun.
[OF.
tabor
, tabour
, F. tambour
; cf. Pr. tabor
, tanbor
, Sp. & Pg. tambor
, atambor
, It. tamburo
; all fr. Ar. & Per. tamb[GREEK]r
a kind of lute, or giutar, or Per. tabīr
a drum. Cf. Tabouret
, Tambour
.] (Mus.)
A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both being played by the same person.
[Written also
tabour
, and taber
.] Ta′bor
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tabored
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Taboring
.] [Cf. OF.
taborer
.] [Written also
tabour
.] 1.
To play on a tabor, or little drum.
2.
To strike lightly and frequently.
Ta′bor
,Verb.
T.
To make (a sound) with a tabor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tabor
TA'BOR
,Noun.
TA'BOR
,Verb.
I.
Her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, taboring upon their breasts. Nah.2.
1.
To play on a tabor or little drum.