Tumbrel
A tumbrel (also tumbril and originally Script error: No such module "Lang".) 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.[1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript
Their most infamous use was taking prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.[3][4] They were also used by the military for hauling supplies.[4][1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript In this use, the carts were sometimes covered. The two wheels allowed the cart to be tilted to discharge its load more easily.[5][4] Many tumbrels also had hinged tailboards for the same reason.
The word is also used as a name for the ducking stoolScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and for a type of balancing scale used in medieval times to check the weight of coins.[6]
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