n.
Variant: or tum · bril
Pronunciation: ' t ə m-br ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tomrel, from Old French ( tomberel, from tomber to tumble, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German t ū m ō n to reel ― more at TUMBLE
Date: 14th century
1 : a farm tipcart
2 : a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution