Found 2 items, similar to tumbril.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tumbril 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tumbril 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A rough cart. --Tusser. --Tatler. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mil.) A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like. [1913 Webster] 4. A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]