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Definition of Tambourine
1. Noun. A shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides.
Definition of Tambourine
1. n. A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel.
2. n. A South American wild dove (Tympanistria tympanistria), mostly white, with black-tiped wings and tail. Its resonant note is said to be ventriloquous.
Definition of Tambourine
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Medical Definition of Tambourine
1. A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel. Origin: F. Tambourin; cf. It. Tamburino. See Tambour, and cf. Tamborine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)