'tambur' definitions:

Definition of 'tambur'

From: GCIDE
  • Tamboura \Tam*bour"a\, n.
  • 1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument resembling a lute but lacking frets, with a small round body and a long neck, used to produce an accompaniment for singing; -- called also tambur, tambour, and tampur. [Also spelled tambura.] [PJC]