Definition of tumbrel Tumbrel
tum•brel
We found 4 definitions of tumbrel from 4 different sources.
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What does tumbrel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tumbrels |
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| tumbrel - a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution | ||
| tumbril | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tumbrel (n.)
Alt. of Tumbril
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tumbrel
tum′brel, Tumbril, tum′bril, n. a cart with two wheels for conveying the tools of pioneers, artillery stores, &c.: a dung-cart: the name given to the carts which conveyed victims to the guillotine during the French Revolution. [O. Fr. tomberel (Fr. tombereau)—tomber, to fall, because the body of the cart could be tumbled without unyoking.]
Part of speech
🔤- tumbrel, noun, singular of tumbrels.
