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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  A  rough  cart.  --Tusser.  --Tatler. 
 
  3.  (Mil.)  A  cart  or  carriage  with  two  wheels,  which 
  accompanies  troops  or  artillery,  to  convey  the  tools  of 
  pioneers,  cartridges,  and  the  like 
 
  4.  A  kind  of  basket  or  cage  of  osiers,  willows,  or  the  like 
  to  hold  hay  and  other  food  for  sheep.  [Eng.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tumbril 
  n  :  a  farm  cart  for  carrying  dung;  carts  of  this  type  were  used 
  to  carry  prisoners  to  the  guillotine  during  the  French 
  Revolution  [syn:  {tumbrel}] 




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