Tumbler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tumbler \Tum"bler\, n.
     1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions
        of the body; an acrobat.
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     2. 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.
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     3. (Firearms) 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 the sear point to enter.
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     4. A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called
        because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and
        could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus
        compelling the drinker to finish his measure.
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     5. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for
        its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its
        flight.
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     6. (Zool.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game.
        They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.
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     7. A kind of cart; a tumbrel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tumbler
       n 1: a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
       2: a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally
          had a round bottom
       3: a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a
          given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
       4: pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on
          the ground [syn: {roller}, {tumbler pigeon}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "tumbler":
     acrobat, aerialist, bareback rider, circus artist, clown,
     contortionist, equestrian director, equilibrist, flier,
     funambulist, gymnast, high wire artist, high-wire artist, juggler,
     lion tamer, palaestrian, pancratiast, ringmaster, ropewalker,
     slack-rope artist, snake charmer, sword swallower,
     tightrope walker, trapeze artist, weightlifter