tumbril Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
    tumbrel.

WordNet

Tum"brel, Tum"bril noun (Also<
  • Tumbrel
  • Tumbril
)
Etymology
OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tumble.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913