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tum⋅bler
[tuhm-bler] 
blər
–noun
| 1. | a person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other bodily feats. |
| 2. | (in a lock) any locking or checking part that, when lifted or released by the action of a key or the like, allows the bolt to move. |
| 3. | a stemless drinking glass having a flat, often thick bottom. |
| 4. | (in a gunlock) a leverlike piece that by the action of a spring forces the hammer forward when released by the trigger. |
| 5. | Machinery.
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| 6. | a tumbling box or barrel. |
| 7. | a person who operates a tumbling box or barrel. |
| 8. | one of a breed of dogs resembling a small greyhound, used formerly in hunting rabbits. |
| 9. | Also called roller. one of a breed of domestic pigeons noted for the habit of tumbling backward in flight. |
| 10. | a toy, usually representing a fat, squatting figure, that is weighted and rounded at the bottom so as to rock when touched. |
| 11. | a tumbrel or tumble cart. |
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| tum·bler (tŭm'blər) n.
[Sense 2a, from the fact that it would tumble if put down.] |
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Tumbler
Tum"bler\, n. 1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat. 2. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking. 3. (Firearms) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter. 4. A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure. 5. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight. 6. (Zo["o]l.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits. 7. A kind of cart; a tumbrel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : tumbler
Spanish:
vaso,
German:
das Wasserglas,
Japanese:
コップ
tumbler
c.1340, "acrobat," from tumble (v.). A fem. form was tumbester (c.1386). Meaning "drinking glass" is recorded from 1664, originally a glass with a rounded or pointed bottom which would cause it to "tumble," and thus it could not be set down until it was empty.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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