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Tumbril
A tumbrel (alternatively tumbril) 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. Their most infamous use was taking prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution. They were also used by the military for hauling supplies. In this use, the carts were sometimes covered. The two wheels allowed the cart to be tilted to discharge its load more easily. Many tumbrels also had hinged tailboards for the same reason. The word is also used as a name for the cucking stool Ducking stools or cucking stools were chairs formerly used for punishment of disorderly women, scolds, and dishonest tradesmen in medieval Europe and elsewhere at later times. The ducking-stool was a form of , or "women's punishment", as refer ... and for a type of balancing scale used in medieval times to check the weight of coins. References Carts Animal-pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carts
A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or even smaller animals such as goats or large dogs. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people. Over time, the word "cart" has expanded to mean nearly any small conveyance, including shopping carts, golf carts, go-karts, and UTVs, without regard to number of wheels, load carried, or means of propulsion. History The history of the cart is closely tied to the history of the wheel. Carts have been mentioned in literature as far back as the second millennium B.C. The first people to use the cart may have been Mesopotamians. Handcarts pushed by humans have been used around the world. Carts were often used for judicial punishments, both to transport the condemned – a public humiliation in itself (in Ancient Rome defeated leaders were often carried in the victorious general's triumph) – a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillotine
A guillotine ( ) is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by Decapitation, beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with a pillory at the bottom of the frame, holding the position of the neck directly below the blade. The blade is then released, swiftly and forcefully decapitating the victim with a single, clean pass; the head falls into a basket or other receptacle below. The guillotine is best known for its use in France, particularly during the French Revolution, where the revolution's supporters celebrated it as the people's avenger and the revolution's opponents vilified it as the pre-eminent symbol of the violence of the Reign of Terror. While the name "guillotine" dates from this period, similar devices had been in use elsewhere in Europe over several centuries. Use of an oblique blade and the pillory-like restraint device set this type of gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tailboard
Tailgate, Tailgating, or variants of Tailgator may refer to: Automobile * 3-way tailgate, a door or gate at the back of a vehicle * Tailgating, following another vehicle too closely * Tailgating, gaining access to restricted areas by following another person, see Piggybacking (security) * Tailgate party, a social event around the open tailgate of a vehicle Entertainment * ''Tailgate'' (album), a 2010 album by Trailer Choir * "Tailgate" (''How I Met Your Mother''), TV series episode * Tailgate, cartoon character from ''The Transformers'' * '' Tail 'Gator'', video game * The Tailgators, a 1980s Cajun band * Tailgate (song) a 1977 disco song by 12st Creation Other uses * Tailgater (Dish Network) * Tailgating, privately purchasing or selling a security by a broker immediately after trading in the same security for a client, see front running Front running, also known as tailgating, is the practice of entering into an equity (stock) trade, option, futures contract, derivative, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cucking Stool
Ducking stools or cucking stools were chairs formerly used for punishment of disorderly women, scolds, and dishonest tradesmen in medieval Europe and elsewhere at later times. The ducking-stool was a form of , or "women's punishment", as referred to in Langland's ''Piers Plowman'' (1378). They were instruments of public humiliation and censure both primarily for the offence of scolding or backbiting and less often for sexual offences like bearing an illegitimate child or prostitution. The stools were technical devices which formed part of the wider method of law enforcement through social humiliation. A common alternative was a court order to recite one's crimes or sins after Mass or in the market place on market day or informal action such as a Skimmington ride. They were usually of local manufacture with no standard design. Most were simply chairs into which the offender could be tied and exposed at her door or the site of her offence. Some were on wheels like a tumbrel t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
