Tumbleset

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of somersault.

    "Well, I never seed the ole ferryboat cut up as it did that day,” went on Tobe, “ an' the sight o' that gal's arms a-pullin' away at them chains was enough to make the eyes in a body's head turn a tumbleset to see!"

Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of somersault.

    "“Git out o' the way; give me plenty of room to tumbleset." one of the bright-eyed little fellows at the Waesche street play ground for colored children said yesterday morning."

Example

More examples

"Well, I never seed the ole ferryboat cut up as it did that day,” went on Tobe, “ an' the sight o' that gal's arms a-pullin' away at them chains was enough to make the eyes in a body's head turn a tumbleset to see!"

Etymology

From tumble + set.

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