TUMBLER

roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon

(noun) pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

tumbler

(noun) a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom

tumbler

(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

tumbler

(noun) a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

tumbler (plural tumblers)

(archaic) One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.

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.

A rotating device for smoothing and polishing rough objects, placed inside it, on relatively small parts.

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.

A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish his measure.

A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.

A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.

(obsolete) A dog of a breed that tumbles when pursuing game, formerly used in hunting rabbits.

(UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A kind of cart; a tumbril.

The pupa of a mosquito.

One of a set of levers from which the heddles hang in some looms.

(obsolete) A porpoise.

(cryptocurrency) A service that mixes potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the audit trail.

Anagrams

• Trumble, tumbrel

Source: Wiktionary

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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)

Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.

6. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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