rebound tumbler

plural rebound tumblers · alternative rebound-tumbler

1. obsoleteuncommonSynonym of trampolinist.First known use c. 1960s

   Steve Johnson, a rebound tumbler from Denver, Colo., has been a consistent winner for the gymnastics team.

   1960 February 3, “MSU Sidelines”, in Grand Haven Daily Tribune, volume 75, number 175, Grand Haven, Mich., →OCLC, page 12, column 1

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   We are going to have to refer to Emil Mamaglia’s boys at A&M as “rebound tumblers” now. The Nissen Trampoline Co. of Cedar Rapids has written us pointing out that despite the popularity of the word “Trampoline,” that is their copyrighted name, to be written with a capital “T” and used only in connection with their equipment.

   [1959 October 23, “Scoop: O’Bryan says”, in The Bryan Daily Eagle, volume 84, number 96, Bryan, Tex.: Eagle Printing Co., Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 1

   This piking is used by the experienced rebound tumbler as a means of adjustment to his landing and begins before the final twist is completed.

   1960, Frank Ladue, Jim Norman, “Back Somersault with the Full Twist”, in Two Seconds of Freedom, 5th edition, Cedar Rapids, Ia.: Nissen Corporation, published 1962, →OCLC, chapter 7 (Mechanical Analyses of Basic Competitive Stunts), page 113

   These procedures of increasing and decreasing angular velocity are commonly observed when watching a rebound tumbler in action. If the rebound tumbler performs a front flip rapidly while in the air above the trampoline bed, it is best performed in a full tuck position.

   1970, Gene A[dams] Logan, Wayne C. McKinney, “Summation of Internal Foces”, in Kinesiology (Physical Education Series), Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers, →ISBN, part III (Kinesiologic Analysis), chapter 10 (Kinesiologic Constructs), page 172

   Synonyms: trampolinist

2. obsoleteuncommonSynonym of trampoline.First known use c. 1960s

   Then he leaped twelve feet in the air as if shot off a rebound tumbler.

   1960 October 18, Arthur Daley, “The Little Record-Breaker”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2025, page 50, column 2

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   At last . . . a rebound tumbler that offers EVERYTHING! COMPLETE SAFETY (No Exposed Springs) . . . BALANCED REBOUND ACTION . . . FAR GREATER DURABILITY . . . YEARS OF HARD USE…EASY HANDLING AND STORAGE…JUST ROLL IT AWAY!

   1961 April, Mac Levy Sports Equipment Corp., “Tumble-King”, in Dwight Keith, editor, Coach & Athlete: The Magazine for Coaches, Trainers, Officials and Fans, volume XXIII, number 9, Atlanta, Ga.: Coach & Athlete, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25

   He had a bean pole, a rebound tumbler, some ropes, garbage cans, old chairs, a stick, and a weather-beaten old television antenna. As was his daily training habit, he would climb the ropes, swing around the bean pole, work out on the rebound tumbler, then use his rusty old television antenna as a pole to leap over the piled-up garbage cans and chairs.

   1967, Mac Davis, “John Pennel”, in The Giant Book of Sports: More Than 100 Dramatic and Exciting Stories of Outstanding Achievements in the World’s Favorite Sports, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →LCCN, →OCLC, “Track and Field” section, page 91, column 1

   Synonyms: trampoline