Tabour (Noun)
Meaning
A small drum with one head of soft calfskin.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The tabour accompanied the piper in the traditional folk dance.
- With a quick gesture, she raised the tabour and began to play an infectious rhythm.
- The medieval drum, or tabour, was played in military parades of the time.
- During her musical archaeology course, she studied various forms of ancient instruments, including the tabour.
- As an experiment in period music, the group included a tabour alongside the lute and recorders.