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whip·ple·tree  (hwpl-tr, wp-)

n. Upper Northern U.S.

See whiffletree. See Regional Note at whiffletree.

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[Perhaps blend of dialectal whippin, whippletree and swingletree.]

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Noun

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whippletree - 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