Associations to the word «Tumbril»
Noun
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Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
TUMBRIL, noun. A farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
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