tabor

illustration by Praetorius

Meanings

Noun

A small drum.
A military train of men and wagons; an encampment of such resources.

Verb

To make (a sound) with a tabor.
To strike lightly and frequently.

Origin

Middle English, from Old French tabour, ultimately from Arabic طُنْبُور.
From various Slavic languages, from a Turkic language. Compare Ottoman Turkish طابور.

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