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1.
one of the carts used during the French revolution to convey victims to the guillotine.
2.
a farmer's cart, especially one for hauling manure, that can be tilted to discharge its load.
3.
Obsolete. a two-wheeled covered cart accompanying artillery for carrying tools, ammunition, etc.
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Tumbril
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| tumbrel or tumbril (ˈtʌmbrəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a farm cart for carrying dung, esp one that tilts backwards to deposit its load. A cart of this type was used to take condemned prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution |
| 2. | (formerly) a covered cart that accompanied artillery in order to carry ammunition, tools, etc |
| 3. | an obsolete word for a ducking stool |
| [C14 tumberell ducking stool, from Medieval Latin tumbrellum from Old French tumberel dump cart, from tomber to tumble, of Germanic origin] | |
| tumbril or tumbril | |
| —n | |
| [C14 tumberell ducking stool, from Medieval Latin tumbrellum from Old French tumberel dump cart, from tomber to tumble, of Germanic origin] | |
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