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Timbrel

Timbrel Meaning & Definition
Timbrel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Timbrel?

[n] small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers

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See Also | drum | membranophone | tympan

Timbrel In Webster's Dictionary

\Tim"brel\, n. [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. ? a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See {Tympanum}, and cf. 2d {Timbre}, {Tymbal}.] (Mus.) 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.

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