tumbril Sentence Examples
- The prisoners were unceremoniously bundled into the tumbril, their screams lost amidst the roar of the crowd.
- The tumbril rattled its way through the cobblestone streets, carrying the condemned to their grim fate.
- As the tumbril approached the guillotine, a hush fell over the assembled masses.
- The tumbril's gruesome destination cast a long shadow over the city, a testament to the Reign of Terror.
- The tumbril's wheels groaned and creaked as it lumbered towards its macabre appointment.
- The condemned man stood defiantly in the tumbril, his eyes blazing with a mixture of fear and resignation.
- The tumbril's driver urged his horses onward, oblivious to the human cargo he transported.
- The tumbril's journey was a grim ritual, etching itself into the collective memory of those who witnessed it.
- The sight of the tumbril filled the hearts of the people with both fear and a strange sense of morbid fascination.
- The tumbril became a symbol of the revolutionary fervor that gripped France during the 18th century.
tumbril Meaning
tumbril (n)
a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
tumbril (n.)
A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.
A rough cart.
A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like.
A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep.
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a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French RevolutionA cucking stool for the punishm
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The prisoners were unceremoniously bundled into the tumbril, their screams lost amidst the roar of the crowd.
The tumbril rattled its way through the cobblestone streets, carrying the condemned to their grim fate.
As the tumbril approached the guillotine, a hush fell over the assembled masses.
The tumbril's gruesome destination cast a long shadow over the city, a testament to the Reign of Terror.
