A tabor is a small drum. It is shallow — not deep like a modern drum — and it hangs from the player's shoulder or arm, so that only one hand is needed to hit it, usually with a small stick.

A tabor is一個tabor是 a small drum一種小鼓。It它 is shallow很扁平——not deep like a modern drum不像現代的鼓那麼深——and而且 it hangs from the player's shoulder or arm會掛在演奏者的肩膀或手臂上，so所以 only one hand is needed to hit it只需要一隻手就可以敲它，usually with a small stick通常用一根小棒子敲。

The other hand is free, and that is the whole point: the player holds a pipe (a simple flute you can play one-handed) in the free hand. One person then makes both the tune and the beat.

The other hand is free另一隻手是空著的，and而 that is the whole point這正是重點：the player holds a pipe演奏者拿著一支pipe (a simple flute you can play one-handed)（一種可以單手吹的簡單笛子） in the free hand用空著的那隻手。One person then一個人於是 makes both the tune and the beat同時做出旋律和節奏。

This pairing has a name of its own, 'pipe and tabor', and you meet it a lot in old English music, in music for dancing, and in Morris dancing, which people still do today.

This pairing has a name of its own這種組合有自己的名字，'pipe and tabor'叫'pipe and tabor'，and而 you meet it a lot你會常常遇到它 in old English music在古老的英國音樂裡, in music for dancing在舞蹈音樂裡, and還有 in Morris dancing在Morris dancing裡, which people still do today現在還有人跳。

The word belongs to the Middle Ages and to the world of old music. Nobody uses it for a drum in a rock band.

The word belongs to這個字屬於 the Middle Ages中世紀 and to以及 the world of old music古老音樂的世界。Nobody uses it沒有人會用這個字 for a drum in a rock band來講搖滾樂團裡的鼓。

Where you will meet it: history books, museum labels, folk-music writing, Shakespeare and other old plays, and church or festival descriptions.

Where you will meet it你會在哪裡遇到它: history books歷史書, museum labels博物館標示, folk-music writing民謠音樂的文章, Shakespeare and other old plays莎士比亞和其他古老劇本, and還有 church or festival descriptions教堂或節慶的描述裡。

There is also a rare verb 'to tabor', meaning to beat or drum on something — you would only find that in old writing. Watch out for the other 'Tabor' with a capital letter: it is a place name (Mount Tabor) and a family name, and it has nothing to do with the drum.

There is also還有 a rare verb 'to tabor'一個罕見的動詞'to tabor'，meaning to beat or drum on something意思是敲打或擊鼓——you would only find that in old writing只有在古老的文章裡才找得到。Watch out for要小心 the other 'Tabor' with a capital letter另一個大寫的'Tabor'：it它 is a place name是一個地名 (Mount Tabor)（他泊山） and also是 a family name也是一個姓氏，and而 it has nothing to do with the drum跟這種鼓一點關係都沒有。