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tumbler


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tumbler  \Tum"bler\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  tumbles;  one  who  plays  tricks  by  various  motions 
  of  the  body;  an  acrobat. 
 
  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. 
 
  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  sear  point  to  enter 
 
  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. 
 
  5.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  variety  of  the  domestic  pigeon  remarkable  for 
  its  habit  of  tumbling,  or  turning  somersaults,  during  its 
  flight. 
 
  6.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  breed  of  dogs  that  tumble  when  pursuing  game. 
  They  were  formerly  used  in  hunting  rabbits. 
 
  7.  A  kind  of  cart;  a  tumbrel.  [Prov.  Eng.  &  Scot.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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 
  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}] 




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