Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tabor \Ta"bor\, n. [OF. tabor, tabour, F. tambour; cf. Pr.
   tabor, tanbor, Sp. & Pg. tambor, atambor, It. tamburo; all
   fr. Ar. & Per. tamb?r a kind of lute, or giutar, or Per.
   tab[=i]r a drum. Cf. {Tabouret}, {Tambour}.] (Mus.)
   A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both
   being played by the same person. [Written also {tabour}, and
   {taber}.]

Tabor \Ta"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tabored}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Taboring}.] [Cf. OF. taborer.] [Written also {tabour}.]
   1. To play on a tabor, or little drum.

   2. To strike lightly and frequently.

Tabor \Ta"bor\, v. t.
   To make (a sound) with a tabor.

Source : WordNet®

tabor
     n : a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: {tabour}]