Tumbrel

A tumbrel (also tumbril and originally tomberel) 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][2]

Nineteenth-century illustration of a tumbrel conveying prisoners to the guillotine

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][2] 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 stool^{[citation needed]} and for a type of balancing scale used in medieval times to check the weight of coins.^[6]