noun Download 🔗Share A kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a cucking stool. Examples : "The old history book described the medieval punishments, showing a drawing of a tumbril used for public shaming. " history device law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cart which opens at the back to release its load. Examples : "The gardener used a tumbril to easily dump the pile of leaves into the compost heap. " vehicle history war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their death, especially to the guillotine during the French Revolution. Examples : "The tumbril rumbled down the cobblestone street, carrying the prisoners to their execution. " history vehicle politics government war event culture past Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep. Examples : "The farmer filled the tumbril with fresh hay and wheeled it out to the sheep in the pasture. " agriculture animal food utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading