TABORINE

Etymology

Noun

taborine (plural taborines)

A small, shallow drum; a tabor.

Anagrams

• abrotine, baritone, beration, borinate, obtainer, reobtain

Source: Wiktionary


Tab"o*rine, n. Etym: [OF. tabourin, F. tambourin. See Tabor, and cf. Tambourine.] (Mus.)

Definition: A small, shallow drum; a tabor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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