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{{Short description|Two-wheeled cart or wagon}} |
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[[File:La dernière charrette de Thermidor.jpg|thumb|300px|19th-century illustration of a tumbrel conveying prisoners to the guillotine]] |
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| ⚫ | A '''tumbrel''' (alternatively '''tumbril''') |
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<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/608785/tumbrel Encyclopedia Britannica: Tumbrel (Accessed May 2011)</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A '''tumbrel''' (alternatively '''tumbril''') is a two-wheeled [[cart]] or wagon typically designed to be hauled by a single horse or ox. Their original use was for agricultural work; in particular they were associated with carrying manure. Their most infamous use was taking prisoners to the [[guillotine]] during the [[French Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tumbrel|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumbrel}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Tumbrel|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tumbrel|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> They were also used by the military for hauling supplies.<ref name="auto"/> In this use, the carts were sometimes covered. The two wheels allowed the cart to be tilted to discharge its load more easily.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/608785/tumbrel |title=Tumbrel |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Many tumbrels also had hinged [[wikt:tailboard|tailboards]] for the same reason. |
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The word is also used as a name for the [[cucking stool]] and for a type of balancing scale used in medieval times to check the weight of coins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ceejays_site/pages/tumbrel1.htm |title=The Medieval Tumbrel|author=Chris Marshall|accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:47, 11 February 2024
A tumbrel (alternatively tumbril) is a two-wheeled cart or wagon typically designed to be hauled by a single horse or ox. Their original use was for agricultural work; in particular they were associated with carrying manure. Their most infamous use was taking prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.[1][2] They were also used by the military for hauling supplies.[2] In this use, the carts were sometimes covered. The two wheels allowed the cart to be tilted to discharge its load more easily.[3][2] Many tumbrels also had hinged tailboards for the same reason.
The word is also used as a name for the cucking stool and for a type of balancing scale used in medieval times to check the weight of coins.[4]
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