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Tumbler   /tˈəmblər/   Listen
Tumbler

noun
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.  Synonyms: roller, tumbler pigeon.



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"Tumbler" Quotes from Famous Books



... head a little and set the tumbler to her lips, and she drank eagerly. The fear of death is more ...
— Whosoever Shall Offend • F. Marion Crawford

... emptied the remains of the Madeira into a tumbler, drank the contents at a draught, and sauntered towards Lucretia; but she, perceiving his approach, crossed abruptly into one of the alleys that led to the other side of the house, and he was either too indifferent or too well-bred to force ...
— Lucretia, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand. 'But there's long sleep and a dream killer in this tumbler, ...
— Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases - Seventeen Short Stories • Perceval Gibbon

... ill. I prescribed castor-oil, and Mme. Fanny, half a tumbler of Martinique rum, with the juice of a lime in it. She was famous for this remedy for all internal troubles, and I took one with the cowboy as a prophylactic, as I might have been exposed to the same germs. He ...
— Mystic Isles of the South Seas. • Frederick O'Brien

... are caught, to press the throat down; but, generally, it is necessary, on returning from the chase to kill quickly all the insects that have been caught, and, to attain this end, the best way is to place them dry in a tumbler surrounded with boiling water, for a high temperature kills them in a few minutes. The boxes designed for the reception of entomologic specimens should be of light wood, and, at least, two inches and a half deep; the bottom should be lined ...
— Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 • Various


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