1. a small drum played with one hand while the other hand plays a pipe or fife
Usage: historical; musical

Examples

• The medieval musician played a lively tune on his pipe and tabor.
• Street performers often used a tabor to accompany their melodies.
• The tabor was commonly paired with a three-hole pipe in folk music.
• She learned to play the tabor as part of her historical music studies.
• The festival featured musicians playing traditional tabor and pipe combinations.