noun
- plural of tabour: small drums, typically played with one hand while the other hand plays a pipe
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The medieval musicians played their tabours and pipes at the festival.
- Street performers in the Renaissance often carried tabours for accompaniment.
- The folk dancers moved to the rhythm of tabours and flutes.
- Historical reenactors demonstrated how tabours were used in traditional music.
- The museum displayed several antique tabours from the 16th century.