Tim″brel (?), n. [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably fr. L. typmanum, Gr. � a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See Tympanum, and cf. 2d Timbre, Tymbal.] (Mus.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity.
Miriam... took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Ex. xv. 20.