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tumbler 1. a person, esp a professional entertainer, who performs somersaults and other acrobatic feats 2. a. a part that moves a gear in a train of gears into and out of engagement b. a single cog or cam that transmits motion to the part with which it engages 3. a breed of domestic pigeon kept for exhibition or flying. The performing varieties execute backward somersaults in flight tumbler [′təm·blər] (engineering) A device in a lock cylinder that must be moved to a particular position, as by a key, before the bolt can be thrown. A device or mechanism in which objects are tumbled. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As Nikita entered the house she was offering her guest a small tumbler of thick glass which she had just filled with vodka. Unfortunately, one young Italian, Peter, an impish soul, seeing me sitting solitary, stirred by a whim of the moment, half-filled a tumbler with wine and passed it to me. There was an extra bed in it tonight, very near my own, but differently shaped, and scarcely less conspicuous was the new mantel-shelf ornament: a tumbler of milk, with a biscuit on top of it, and a chocolate riding on the biscuit. |
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