tumbrel

tumbrel Definition

tum·brel (tum′brəl)

noun

a farmer's tip cart, esp. for dung
any of the carts used to carry the condemned to the guillotine during the French Revolution

Etymology: ME tomberel < MFr, tip cart < tomber, to fall, tumble, leap < OHG tumon: see tumble

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