Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - tumbrel
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Tumbrel
tumbrel
or tumbril noun Etymology: Middle English tomrel, from Old French (tomberel, from tomber to tumble, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tumon to reel — more at tumble Date: 14th century 1. a farm tipcart 2. a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution
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1.
n. (also tumbril) hist. 1 an open cart in which condemned persons were conveyed to their execution, esp. to the guillotine during the French Revolution. 2 a two-wheeled covered cart for carrying tools, ammunition, etc. 3 a cart that tips to empty its load, esp. one carrying dung. Etymology: ME f. OF tumberel, tomberel f. tomber fall ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. самосвальная тележка 2. крытая двуколка 3. ист. повозка для осужденных на казнь (во время Французской буржуазной революции конца XVIII в.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
- 1383, from O.Fr. tumberel "dump cart," from tomber "(let) fall or tumble," possibly from a Gmc. source (cf. O.N. tumba "to tumble"). Notoriously used to take victims to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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