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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tum•brel (tum′brəl),USA pronunciation n. - Transportone of the carts used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine.
- Transporta farmer's cart, esp. one for hauling manure, that can be tilted to discharge its load.
- [Obs.]a two-wheeled covered cart accompanying artillery for carrying tools, ammunition, etc.
Also, tum′bril. - Old French tumberel dump-cart, equivalent. to tombe(r) to fall (see tumble) + -rel -rel
- Medieval Latin tumberellus
- Middle English tumberell ducking stool 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tumbrel, tumbril /ˈtʌmbrəl/ n - 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
- (formerly) a covered cart that accompanied artillery in order to carry ammunition, tools, etc
Etymology: 14th Century tumberell ducking stool, from Medieval Latin tumbrellum from Old French tumberel dump cart, from tomber to tumble, of Germanic origin |