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TIMBREL
timbrel
(noun) small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
timbrel (plural timbrels)
An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.
Verb
timbrel (third-person singular simple present timbrels, present participle timbrelling, simple past and past participle timbrelled)
(intransitive) To play the timbrel.
(transitive) To accompany with the sound of the timbrel.
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Source: Wiktionary
Tim"brel, n. Etym: [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See Tympanum, and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal.] (Mus.)
Definition: A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity. Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Ex. xv. 20.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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