what is a tumbril?

Question

TUMBRIL?

Answer 1

It is a kind of cart, especially when the condemned were taken to the guillotine

Answer 2

Only place I ever heard of it was "Tale of Two Cities," about the French revolution.
A tumbril is this crude little two-wheeled cart, used to carry prisoners to the guillotine in the French Revolution--and, also used by farmers, etc.

Answer 3

It's a two wheeled wheelbarrow set up to dump out things a little easier than a one wheeled wheelbarrow. Way back when it was used for horse/animal manure. This way the person that was hauling the icky stuff wouldn't have to touch it or shovel it (much) because it could easily be tilted to remove the contents.
In later times it was used to carry artillery, troops, prisoners, tools, almost anything.

Answer 4

One entry found for tumbrel.
Main Entry: tum·brel
Variant(s): or tum·bril /'t&m-br&l/
Function: 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
1 : a farm tipcart
2 : a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution

Answer 5

A tumbrel is a wagon. It is seen in "A Tale of Two Cities" as the vehicle which brings people to the guillotine.

Answer 6

a tow wheeled cart,specially a farmers cart that can be titled to dump a load..

a crude cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their place of execution,as during the French Revolution..

Answer 7

an open cart that tilted backwards to empty out its load, in particular one used to convey condemed prisoners to the gullotine during the French Revolution.

Answer 8

A wagon

Answer 9

here:


http://www.answers.com/tumbril



here is some more info:


http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tumbril


there you go.