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Definition of Timbrel
1. Noun. Small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers.
Definition of Timbrel
1. n. A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity.
Definition of Timbrel
1. Noun. An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Timbrel
1. a percussion instrument [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Timbrel
Literary usage of Timbrel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"SOUND THE LOUD timbrel MIRIAM'S SONG "And Miriam, the Prophetess, ... SOUND the
loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea: Jehovah has triumphed — his people are ..."
2. Poems by Grades: Containing Poems Selected for Each Grade of the School by Ada Van Stone Harris, Charles Benajah Gilbert (1907)
"Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed,—His people
are free! Praise to the Conqueror, praise to the Lord! ..."
3. Ancient Poetry and Romances of Spain by John Bowring (1824)
"FERNANDEZ DE ALMEYDA. THE timbrel. " Tango vos el mi pandero." WHEN I strike
thee, O my timbrel! Think not that I think of thee. ..."
4. A Hebrew Anthology: A Collection of Poems and Dramas Inspired by the Old by George Alexander Kohut (1913)
"SOUND THE LOUD timbrel. • MIRIAM'S SONG. "And Miriam the prophetess, ... Sound the
loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea; Jehovah has triumphed—his people are ..."
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