Sunday, December 1, 2013

tumbrel

Tumbrel | Define Tumbrel at Dictionary.com: "tum·brel [tuhm-bruhl] Show IPA
noun
1.
one of the carts used during the French revolution to convey victims to the guillotine.
2.
a farmer's cart, especially one for hauling manure, that can be tilted to discharge its load.
3.
Obsolete . a two-wheeled covered cart accompanying artillery for carrying tools, ammunition, etc."

from "you should have brought a tumbrel" Ellen, Battlestar Galatica, Season 4, "No Exit"

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