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tumbril
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tumbril has 1 sense
- tumbril(n = noun.artifact) tumbrel - a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution; Array is a kind of dumpcart
CIDE DICTIONARY
tumbril, n. [OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tumble.].
- A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds. [1913 Webster]
- A rough cart. Tusser.
Tatler. [1913 Webster] - A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep. [1913 Webster]
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