tabor

¹

Or ta·ber,

[tey-ber]

noun

1. a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.

verb (used without object)

1. to play upon or as if upon a tabor; drum.

verb (used with object)

1. to strike or beat, as on a tabor.

Tabor

²

[tey-ber]

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in N Israel, E of Nazareth. 1,929 feet (588 meters).

Tabor

¹

/ ˈteɪbə /

noun

1. a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft)

tabor

²

/ ˈteɪbə /

noun

1. music a small drum used esp in the Middle Ages, struck with one hand while the other held a three-holed pipe See pipe 1

Other Word Forms

• taborer noun
• tabourer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tabor¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English, from Old French tab(o)ur; tambour; (verb) Middle English tabouren, derivative of the noun or from Old French taborer, derivative of tab(o)ur

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tabor¹

C13: from Old French tabour, perhaps from Persian tabīr

Example Sentences

Ruth Heeley, a teaching assistant at Ysgol Bryn Tabor in Coedpoeth, Wrexham, said food education was important for children to learn how to make good choices.

From BBC

Ania Tabor said the construction work required to bring the Glider to Glengormley would have been a "nightmare" for drivers.

From BBC

Drusus Tabor said looking at the archive was "a revelation, and a completely joyous one at that".

From BBC

“We don’t like to say it publicly but we are, in fact, the police of the world,” said Wes Tabor, a former DEA official who served as the agency’s country attaché in Venezuela well before the investigation described in the memo was launched.

From Seattle Times

Tabor, who would not confirm the existence of any such operations, said unilateral, covert actions can be an effective tool when conducted with proper limits and accountability, particularly in a country like Venezuela, where the blurred lines between the state and criminal underworld have made it an ideal transit point for up to 15% of the world’s cocaine.

From Seattle Times