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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Tăm'bōur-īne', n.

noun

n. [Fr. tambourin, It. tamburino, Sp. tamboril. See supra, and cf. TABORINE.]

  1. A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides.
  2. A lively French dance, formerly in vogue in operas.