In England during the Elizabethan era, a two-headed side drum, usually with a snare on the head that is struck, played with a single stick. Usually played in combination with a three-hole wooden or metal pipe ('tabor and pipe') in a 'one man band' - often to accompany morris dancing up to the 19th century. Since the pipe could be played with one hand, this allowed striking of the tabor suspended from shoulder, waist, or arms.

Sometimes known as the whittle and dub or whistle and drum.