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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



... He had invented, all by himself, a very ingenious and new kind of lantern, made with a turnip and a tumbler, and when he took the candle out of Granny's bedroom candlestick to put in it, it gave quite ...
— The Book of Dragons • Edith Nesbit
... eyes, I had made a solemn vow within myself, not to taste liquor for six months at least; nor would I here break my word, tho' much made a fool of by an Englisher, and a fou Eirisher, who sang all the road; contenting myself, in the best way I could, with a tumbler of strong beer ...
— The Life of Mansie Wauch - Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself • David Macbeth Moir
... fine show, even in the dim, unsteady light of the single taper that burned in its tumbler of oil close beside the bed. Indeed, when it arose in all its splendor, he was ...
— Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches • Ruth McEnery Stuart
... Peter eyed the tumbler of whiskey at the man's elbow. He noted the heavy eyes in the good-looking young face. But the cards were dealt, and he waited for the finish of the hand. He saw Will bet, and lose on a "full-house." His pile was reduced to four fifty-cent chips and the man's language ...
— The One-Way Trail - A story of the cattle country • Ridgwell Cullum
... it would be real uneek to take you to meetin' with old Line back or Brindle, and if the minister got dry in meetin', and you know ministers do git awful dry sometimes, I could just go out and milk a tumbler full and pass ...
— Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife • Marietta Holley


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