timbal
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bəl noun
1.
a kettledrum.
2.
Entomology. a vibrating membrane in certain insects, as the cicada.
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| —n | |
| music a type of kettledrum | |
| [C17: from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum] | |
| tymbal or tymbal | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum] | |
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Timbal
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
Contracting the internal timbal muscles produces a clicking sound as the timbals buckle inwards.
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