tabour
/ˈteɪbər/
noun
- A small drum, especially one used in medieval times, often played with one hand while the other hand plays a pipe.
- She learned to play the tabour for the historical reenactment.
- The musician played a lively tune on his pipe and tabour.
- In the village festival, a man beat a tabour while dancers skipped around him.
Synonyms
verb
- To beat or play on a tabour; to drum rhythmically.
- The children tabour on the table with their spoons.
- He taboured a steady beat on the small drum.
- Raindrops tabour against the windowpane.