Tumbrel
A tumbrel (also tumbril and originally Template: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.Template:R
Their most infamous use was taking prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.<ref>Template:Cite Merriam-Webster</ref><ref name=dictionary.com>Template:Cite Dictionary.com</ref> They were also used by the military for hauling supplies.<ref name=dictionary.com/>Template:R In this use, the carts were sometimes covered. The two wheels allowed the cart to be tilted to discharge its load more easily.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref name=dictionary.com/> Many tumbrels also had hinged tailboards for the same reason.
The word is also used as a name for the ducking stoolTemplate:Cn and for a type of balancing scale used in medieval times to check the weight of coins.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:User-generated source</ref>