tabor

1 9.9

A small drum that you play with a stick in folk music or music from long ago

noun
/ˈteɪbər/

: tabor

At the festival, the traditional dancers moved gracefully to the sounds of the tabor and fiddle.

Examples

I have known when there was no music with him but the drum and the fife, and now would he rather hear the tabor and the pipe.

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
The lively music was enhanced by the rhythm of the tabor played alongside the flute.
During the reenactment, performers played the tabor to create an authentic medieval atmosphere.

Synonyms

tabla

vstabor

1 7.9

A pair of small drums played with the hands in Indian music

is played with a stick and used in Western folk or medieval music

trommel

vstabor

1 9.9

A drum played in parades and folk music, common in Germany

is smaller and single headed played with a stick in medieval folk music

tympany

vstabor

Archaic

9.9

A drum-like instrument played to make rhythm

is a specific small single headed drum used in folk and medieval music

side drum

vstabor

3.5

A small musical instrument with two tight skins and wires under one skin used in bands and orchestras

is single headed without a snare and used with a stick in folk music

Compounds

tabor pipe

9.9

A small flute played with one hand while the other hand plays a drum

How Loud

bass drum

Specialized

5 3.0

drum

275 1.0

snare drum

3 3.5

tabor

1 9.9

tambourine

21 3.4

Surface Forms

tabor singular

tabors plural

Etymology

The word tabor comes from Old French tabour, a word that meant 'drum', and it is related to French tambour and English tambourine. So a tabor is easy to remember as a small drum played with a stick, often heard in folk or medieval music.