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tumbril
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[ˈtʌmbrɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an open cart that tilted backwards to empty out its load, in particular one used to convey condemned prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
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Origin
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Middle English (originally denoting a type of cucking-stool): from Old French tomberel, from tomber ‘to fall’
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