swin·gle·tree (sw ng g l-tr )n. See whiffletree. [From English swingle, wooden instrument used for beating flax, from Middle English, from Middle Dutch swinghel.] |
swingletree [ˈswɪŋgəlˌtriː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a crossbar in a horse's harness to which the ends of the traces are attached Also called whippletree (esp US) whiffletree
[from swingle + tree (in the sense: a post or bar)]
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| Noun | 1. |  swingletree - a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pullingcrossbar - a horizontal bar that goes across something |
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