diminutive of obsolete English timbre small drum, tambourine, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, drum
circa 1520, in the meaning defined above
'Timber' vs 'Timbre'
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timbre
timbrel
time
“Timbrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timbrel. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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