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Moorish instrument
Answer for the clue "Moorish instrument ", 6 letters:
atabal
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Word definitions for atabal in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A kettledrum; a kind of tabor used by the Moors.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Atabal \At"a*bal\, n. [Sp. atabal, fr. Ar. at-tabl the drum, tabala to beat the drum. Cf. Tymbal .] A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors. --Croly.
Usage examples of atabal.
He is attended as if he were a prince, with drums and atabals, and servants on horse and foot, and brings with him letters of credence from Saladin.