tumbril
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tumbril /ˈtʌmbr(ə)l, -brɪl/ (also tumbrel)
▶noun historical an open cart that tilted backwards to empty out its load, in particular one used to convey prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
– origin ME (orig. denoting a type of cucking-stool): from OFr. tomberel, from tomber ‘to fall’.
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