Tumbrel Definition

tumbrəl
noun
A farmer's tip cart, esp. for dung.
Webster's New World
Any of the carts used to carry the condemned to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
Webster's New World

Alternative form of tumbril.

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Noun

Singular:
tumbrel
Plural:
tumbrels

Origin of Tumbrel

  • Middle English tumberell from Old French tomberel from tomber to fall perhaps of Germanic origin and akin to English tumble

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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