Associations to the word «Tumbril»

TUMBRIL, noun. A kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a cucking-stool.

TUMBRIL, noun. A cart which opens at the back to release its load.

TUMBRIL, noun. A cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their death, especially to the guillotine during the French Revolution.

TUMBRIL, noun. (UK) (obsolete) A basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep.

TUMBRIL, noun. A farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.