Tumbrel

  • 21tumbler — tumbrel …

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  • 22Tumbril — Tumbrel Tum brel, Tumbril Tum bril, n. [OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. {Tumble}.] 1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds. [1913 Webster] 2. A rough cart. Tusser. Tatler. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 23Cucking stool — Ducking stool at Leominster. Last used in 1809 …

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  • 24Marie-Joseph Angélique — (commonly known as Angélique or Angelica; died June 21, 1734) was the name given by her last owners[1] to a Portuguese born black slave in New France (later the province of Quebec in Canada). She was tried and convicted of setting fire to her… …

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  • 25Jean-François de la Barre — Monument at Abbeville to commemorate François Jean Lefebvre de La Barre Jean François Lefevre de la Barre (September 12, 1745 – July 1, 1766) was a French nobleman, famous for having been tortured and beheaded before his body was burnt on a pyre… …

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  • 26Timbrell — This very unusual and interesting name is English but of pre 10th century French medieval origin. Introduced after the Norman Conquest of 1066, it was occupational for a builder of horse drawn carts called tumbrels or tumbrils. In their basic… …

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  • 27cart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tumbrel, tumbril; pushcart, dogcart; gocart. See transportation, vehicle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. truck, wheelbarrow, handbarrow, barrow, little wagon, wagon, carriage, tip cart, handcart, dolly, hand …

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  • 28castigatory — Cucking stool Cuck ing stool (k?k ?ng st??l ). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to …

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  • 29Coop — (k[=oo]p), n. [Cf. AS. cypa a measure, D. kuip tub, Icel. kupa bowl, G. kufe coop tub; all fr. L. cupa vat, tub, LL. cupa, copa, cup. See {Cup}, and cf. {Keeve}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A barrel or cask for liquor. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. An …

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  • 30Cucking stool — Cuck ing stool (k?k ?ng st??l ). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to dung, k?kr… …

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