Etymology

timbrel

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Today it means: An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine. Full definition →

Old French timbre
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  1. Old French · derived fromtimbre
  2. English todaytimbrel

Diminutive of Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.