The tabret, or timbrel, was a small hand-drum used for festive occasions, and was considered a woman's instrument.
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This instrument soon evolved and took on the name of the timbrel during the medieval crusades, at which time it acquired the jingles.
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Small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
Timbrel or tabret (the tof of the ancient Hebrews, the deff of Islam, the adufe of the Moors of Spain), the principal musical instrument of percussion of the Israelites, similar to the modern tambourine. ...
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