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taborine

/tæbəˈɹiːn/

taborine noun: a small, shallow drum; a tabor.

Noun

taborine (plural taborines)

  1. A small, shallow drum; a tabor.
    • Beat loud the taborines, let the trumpets blow, / That this great soldier may his welcome know.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of taborine

pluraltaborines
alternative formtaborin

Origin of taborine

Old French tabourin, French tambourin. See tabor, and compare tambourine.

Questions about taborine

What does taborine mean?
Taborine means a small, shallow drum; a tabor.
What part of speech is taborine?
Taborine is a noun.
How do you pronounce taborine?
Taborine is pronounced /tæbəˈɹiːn/.
What is the plural of taborine?
The plural of taborine is taborines.

Words near taborine in the dictionary

  1. taborer
  2. taborers
  3. taboret
  4. taborets
  5. Taboric
  6. taborine
  7. taborines
  8. taboring
  9. taborist
  10. taborists
  11. Taborite

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