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whippletree

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whip·ple·tree  (hwpl-tr, wp-)
n. Upper Northern U.S.
See whiffletree. See Regional Note at whiffletree.
[Perhaps blend of dialectal whippin, whippletree and swingletree.]
whippletree [ˈwɪpəlˌtriː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) another name for swingletree
[apparently from whip]
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Noun1.whippletree - a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pullingwhippletree - a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
swingletree, whiffletree
crossbar - a horizontal bar that goes across something
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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, c/o Joni's Angels, 31 Whippletree Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824.
Paul F. Gleisberg by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Whippletree Yarn Shop 7 Central Street, Woodstock, VT 05091 [telephone] 802/457-1325 Knitters gravitate to this fine store which features all colors and textures of yarn.
Woodstock by Foulke, Robert; Foulke, Patricia / Romantic Weekends: New England
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Paul's memory to the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, c/o Joni's Angels, 31 Whippletree Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824.
Paul F. Gleisberg, 68 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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