tumbrel
/ˈtʌmbɹəl/
tumbrel is the alternative form of tumbril.
Meaning of tumbril
Noun
tumbril (plural tumbrils)
- A kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a ducking stool.
- A cart well suited to dumping its load easily, being single-axled and also often having a hinged tailboard.
- They then confined the Dean, while they rifled the house of every valuable article, as well as plate and money; all that was portable they loaded on Mr. Carleton’s own tumbril, to which they harnessed his horse […]1800, The Times, 17 Mar 1800, p.3 col. B
- Synonyms:
- dumpcart
- A cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their death, especially to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
- It is now ascertained that the tumbrel and the torches which figured in the massacre-scene of the 23d of February were prepared beforehand […]1848, The Times, 26 Jun 1848, p.4 col. B
- A basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep.
Forms of tumbrel
| plural | tumbrels |
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Words that rhyme with tumbrel
Questions about tumbrel
- What is tumbrel the alternative form of?
- Tumbrel is the alternative form of tumbril.
- How do you pronounce tumbrel?
- Tumbrel is pronounced /ˈtʌmbɹəl/.
Words near tumbrel in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tumbrel (page history and authors); tumbril (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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