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Webster 1913 Edition


Tumbril

{

Tum′brel

,

Tum′bril

, }
Noun.
[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.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Tumbril

TUM'BRIL

,
Noun.
A contrivance of the basket kind, or a kind of cage of osiers, willows, &c. for keeping hay and other food for sheep.