Tabours

The ambassadors, rather surprised at this omission, but still free from apprehension, awaited in silence the arrival of the dinner, which was announced by the sound of pipes, trumpets, and tabours; and beheld, with horror and dismay, the unnatural banquet introduced by the steward and his officers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In that vale, heren men often tyme grete tempestes and thondres and grete murmures and noyses, alle dayes and nyghtes: and gret noyse, as it were sown of tabours and of nakeres and trompes, as thoughe it were of a gret feste; This ale is alle fulle of develes, and hathe ben alle weyes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Then conches, and kettle-drums, and tabours, and large drums, and cymbals, and Dindimas, and Jharjharas, were loudly blown and beaten on all sides! ❋ Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli (N/A)

That warrior at the top of whose flagstaff two handsome and sonorous tabours called ❋ Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli (N/A)

Herein appeared, besides the hero himself and various tabours and pipers, a 'dysard' or fool, and ❋ Max Beerbohm (1914)

The ambassadors, rather surprised at this omission, but still free from apprehension, awaited in silence the arrival of the dinner, which was announced by the sounds of pipes, trumpets, and tabours; and beheld, with horror and dismay, the unnatural banquet introduced by the steward and his officers. ❋ Unknown (1894)

At noon she saw coming out of the forest many ladies and knights and squires, holding each other by the hand and singing in the greatest joy; then came men with timbrels and tabours and dancing, so that one could not tell one-fourth part of the sports that went on. ❋ Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1867)

And when all things were duly prepared for the king's reception, he mounted his war-horse, and rode into Calais with a triumphant clamour of trumpets, clarions, and tabours; 'the drum now sounding for the first time on French ground. ❋ Various (1836)