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Meaning
Noun
●
One who
tumbles
; one who
plays
tricks
by various
motions
of the body.
●
A
movable
obstruction
in a
lock
,
consisting of
a
lever
,
latch
,
wheel
,
slide
, or the like, which must be
adjusted
to a particular
position
by a key or other means before the
bolt
can be
thrown in
locking
or unlocking.
●
A
rotating
device
for
smoothing
and
polishing
rough
objects
,
placed
inside it, on
relatively
small parts.
●
A
piece
attached
to, or
forming
part of, the
hammer
of a
gunlock
, upon which the
mainspring
acts
and in which are the
notches
for
sear
point to enter.
●
In Cetaceans:
A
drinking
glass
that has no
stem
,
foot
, or
handle
— so called because such
glasses
originally
had a
pointed
or
convex
base
and could not be
set down
without
spilling
. This
compelled
the
drinker
to
finish
their measure.
●
In Columbids:
A
variety
of the
domestic pigeon
remarkable
for its
habit
of
tumbling
, or
turning
somersaults
, during its flight.
●
A
beverage
cup
,
typically
made of
stainless steel
, that is
broad
at the
top
and
narrow
at
the bottom
commonly
used in India.
●
Something that
causes
(
something else
) to tumble.
●
A
dog
of a
breed
that
tumbles
when
pursuing
game
, formerly used in
hunting
rabbits.
●
In British English, Scottish English & Cetaceans:
A
kind of
cart
; a tumbril.
●
In Mosquitoes:
The
pupa
of a mosquito.
●
In Baby animals & Cetaceans:
One of a set of
levers
from which the
heddles
hang in
some looms.
●
A porpoise.
●
In Cryptocurrency:
A service that
mixes
potentially
identifiable
or 'tainted'
cryptocurrency
funds
with others,
so as to
obscure
the
audit
trail.
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Origin
tumbler
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
tumble
English
Sourced from
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