— tambourinist , n.
/tam'beuh reen"/ , n.
a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like.
[ 1570-80; earlier tamboryne tamborijn small drum tambourin or ML tamborinum. See TAMBOUR, -INE 1 ]