tumbril
2 synonyms for tumbril, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An old device used for torture in the Middle Ages, later linked to the ducking stool.
Synonyms
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tumbrel
dumpcart
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
An old device used for torture in the Middle Ages, later linked to the ducking stool.
tumbrel
2. noun
A simple cart with one axle and often a hinged back panel, made so its load could be tipped out easily.
Etymology
Comes from Old French tumberel (modern French tombereau, in Anglo-Latin tumberellus), which developed from tomber, tumber (“to fall”).
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