'Tumbril' definitions:
Definition of 'tumbril'
(from WordNet)
noun
A farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution [syn: tumbrel, tumbril]
Definition of 'Tumbril'
From: GCIDE
- Tumbrel \Tum"brel\, Tumbril \Tum"bril\, n. [OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tumble.]
- 1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A rough cart. --Tusser. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mil.) A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]