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tumbrel

One entry found for tumbrel.
Main Entry: tum·brel
Variant(s): or tum·bril /'t&m-br&l/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tomrel, from Old French (tomberel, from tomber to tumble, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tumOn to reel -- more at TUMBLE
1 : a farm tipcart
2 : a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution