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tambourine

tambourine [ támbə rn ] (plural tambourines)


noun 
Definition:
 
percussion instrument with jingling metallic discs: a shallow single-headed drum with jingling metallic discs in its frame, held in one hand and played by shaking it or striking it with the free hand

[Late 16th century. < French, 'small drum' < tambour (see tambour)]

tambourinist noun
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