Tumbler
['tʌmblə] or ['tʌmblɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom.
(noun.) a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown.
(noun.) a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc..
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Definition
(n.) One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
(n.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.
(n.) A kind of cart; a tumbrel.
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Examples
- At No. 12 a tumbler of whiskey is frozen solid by immersing a tube containing liquid air in it. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The white, snow-like vapor seen falling over the edges of the tumbler is intensely cold and heavier than ordinary air. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I sat at the table and he came back with the bottle and poured us each a half tumbler of cognac. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You will find an extra tumbler upon the sideboard, and there are cigars in the box. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He thought longingly of a tumbler of whisky-and-water. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He sat doggedly down in his chair, and began sullenly sipping his tumbler of punch. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The great man poured out a big tumbler half full of raw spirits, and gulped it down without a word. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Put your lips to this here tumbler, and then I can kiss you by deputy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Warm, my dear young friend, with three lumps of sugar to the tumbler. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Small metal stars are placed in these tumblers with the castings, and when the tumbler is full it is started revolving. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This is a day, said Mr. Skimpole, gaily taking a little claret in a tumbler, that will ever be remembered here. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Brute-like, he saw without perceiving; and, stumbling forward, poured out a tumbler of brandy, and drank half of it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- No supper did Miss Potterson take that night, and only half her usual tumbler of hot Port Negus. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Fill this glass again,' he said, handing Mr. Bumble's empty tumbler to the landlord. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Wot are you a-reachin' out, your hand for the tumbler in that 'ere sawage way for? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I am told you had a remarkable breed of tumblers. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- She was at home with everybody in the place, pedlars, punters, tumblers, students and all. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- If the tumblers be filled with strong diluted acid, the motion is at first very rapid and powerful, but it soon almost entirely ceases. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- You have no tumblers among your pigeons. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- No, no, it's of no use my talking to _you_ about tumblers. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Quite true--nothing was to be discovered there but a couple of empty tumblers and a strong smell of hot grog. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Near the tumblers are the grinding wheels, upon which are ground off the rough edges and the castings put into shape for the machine shop. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Small metal stars are placed in these tumblers with the castings, and when the tumbler is full it is started revolving. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The manufacturer placed on the table plates, a loaf of bread, a black bottle, and two tumblers. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Here, for example, I have been speaking to you this morning about tumblers. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The sight of the tumblers restored Bob Sawyer to a degree of equanimity which he had not possessed since his interview with his landlady. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Why, what do _you_ know about tumblers? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- As soon as the castings have cooled sufficiently they are put into great horizontal cylinders, called tumblers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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