Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tumbril"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tumbrel \Tum"brel\, Tumbril \Tum"bril\, n. [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.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tumbril
n : a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were
used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the
French Revolution [syn: {tumbrel}]
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