tumbril (1 synonym found)

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Definition of tumbril:

(n) : A cart well suited to dumping its load easily, being single-axled and also often having a hinged tailboard.
(n) : (historical) A cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their death, especially to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
(n) : (historical) A kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a ducking stool.
(n) : (UK, obsolete) A basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep.
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Definition of tumbril:

(n) : A cart well suited to dumping its load easily, being single-axled and also often having a hinged tailboard.
(n) : (historical) A cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their death, especially to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
(n) : (historical) A kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a ducking stool.
(n) : (UK, obsolete) A basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep.

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