[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tambourine \tam`bourine"\, n. f. tambourin; cf. it. tamburino.
   see tambour, and cf. tamborine.
   a small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin,
   played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a
   timbrel.
   1913 webster
see also:
tambour tamborine 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tambourine \tam`bourine"\, n.
   a south american wild dove tympanistria tympanistria,
   mostly white, with black-tiped wings and tail. its resonant
   note is said to be ventriloquous.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
tympanistria tympanistria 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tambourine
     n : a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic
         disks in the sides

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "tambourine":
   bongo drum, conga, drum, drumhead, drumskin, drumstick, jazz stick,
   kettle, kettledrum, membranophone, side drum, snare, snare drum,
   tabor, taboret, tabret, tam-tam, tenor drum, timbrel, timpani,
   tom-tom, troll-drum, tymp stick, tympan, tympanon, tympanum,
   war drum

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