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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 notable 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 |
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 notable 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 web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/608785/tumbrel |title=Tumbrel |work=Encyclopædia Britannica |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> 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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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 notable 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] 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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